flush
- adverb
- /flʌʃ/
- The new flooring was installed so that it sits flush with the wall.
Examples
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You go back into drive and it folds right back flush with the trunk.
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The countertop was perfectly flush with the kitchen island.
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She made sure the picture frame was hung flush against the wall.
Synonyms
A thing lies flat and even so it is the same height everywhere
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
A poker hand missing one card to make five cards of the same suit and worth little
- Archaic
An attempt to trick others by pretending to have a strong poker hand or more success than you have
Surface Forms
Etymology
Used as an adverb, flush means even or level, like two surfaces that 'flow' together into the same plane; think of them meeting smoothly and lying 'flush'.