💧 To rinse out 😊 To turn red 💻 To clear data 🃏 Five same-suit cards 🌊 A sudden flow 😊 A red face 💵 Having lots of money 📏 Exactly level 📏 To make level 📏 Evenly aligned 🌱 A rich period

flush

3 6.5

Level with a nearby surface so there is no gap

adjective
/flʌʃ/

: a ras

These rivets have to be completely flush.
flush with the surface
flush with the edge
ends are flush

So it'll be nice and flush along the zipper opening.

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Examples

But the form factor of being flush with the laptop is, is appealing.
So it'll be nice and flush along the zipper opening.

GQ
So instead of going flush, it's sitting proud like that.
I'm going to clean those up and cut those more flush with the plant.
Like it's completely dried and is flush against my skin.
And then I could use a flush trim saw to cut them flush with that wood.
Or ceiling lights that were anything but flush with the ceiling.

Fiction book (1994)
It is not flush with the rest of the roof.

Blog text (22)
It looks real nice with the look, sits flush, great sound stays in the car.
Make sure the face of the motor is flush with the edge of the pipe.

Synonyms

flat

vsflush

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

requires exact equality with an adjacent face to form one continuous surface

flush-seamed

vsflush

Specialized

8.8

Two pieces join edge to edge so their surfaces are level

is about two surfaces matching height to form one smooth surface

plane

vsflush

2.3

Completely flat and level with no slope

focuses on adjoining surfaces matching height rather than general evenness

level

vsflush

1.0

Having a flat surface

is about matching adjoining surfaces not only horizontal position

Antonyms

uneven

42 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

protruding

4.2

Sticking out from a surface like a nail or branch

Compounds

straight flush

Jargon

7 5.8

Five cards in a row all of the same suit

royal flush

4 5.3

A poker hand with ace, king, queen, jack and ten all in one suit

flush toilet

3 1.4

A toilet that uses water to wash away waste

courtesy flush

Informal

1 7.9

An extra toilet flush to reduce smell in a shared bathroom

busted flush

Jargon

1 9.9

A poker hand missing one card to make five cards of the same suit and worth little

flush-seamed

Specialized

8.8

Two pieces join edge to edge so their surfaces are level

four flush

Archaic

9.9

An attempt to trick others by pretending to have a strong poker hand or more success than you have

How Level

flush

3 6.5

level

1.0

aligned

3.7

recessed

1 5.6

sunken

3 4.6

Surface Forms

flush positive

flusher comparative

flushest superlative

Etymology

The adjective flush meaning level comes from the image of surfaces that 'flow' into the same plane; think of two parts that meet smoothly so they are exactly even, and they are flush.