flusher

flusher
Ⅰ.
flush [1] ► VERB 1) (of a person's skin or face) become red and hot, typically through illness or emotion. 2) glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light. 3) (be flushed with) be excited or elated by. 4) cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by passing large quantities of water through it. 5) remove or dispose of by flushing with water. 6) drive (a bird or animal, especially a game bird) from cover. 7) force into the open: their task was to flush out the rebels.
► NOUN 1) a reddening of the face or skin. 2) a sudden rush of intense emotion. 3) a period of freshness and vigour: the first flush of youth. 4) an act of flushing.
DERIVATIVES flusher noun.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «spring or fly up»: symbolic.
Ⅱ.
flush [2] ► ADJECTIVE 1) completely level or even with another surface. 2) informal having plenty of money.
► VERB ▪ fill in (a joint) level with a surface.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «perfect, lacking nothing»: probably related to FLUSH(Cf. ↑flusher).
Ⅲ.
flush [3] ► NOUN ▪ (in poker or brag) a hand of cards all of the same suit.
ORIGIN French flux (formerly flus), from Latin fluxus 'flux' .

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