to flush

Examples

• All

• The carpenter ensured the shelves were installed flush with the cabinet doors.

• The RPA is a "low-profile" mount, which means that it mounts the device flush to the ceiling.

  Academic text (2007)

• You have to hold them flush against each other.

  The Shipping News (2001)

• Lift it just as high as it will go, so it's flush up against there.

  Show Boat (1951)

• JACK quickly pulls himself flush against the wall.

  Fiction book (1996)

• This will create a small gap and flush the molding with the doors.

• Packets were lined flush with each other.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The front door sat flush to the sidewalk without the benefit of a yard or porch.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Here in the European town, the two-story stone houses stand flush with the narrow asphalt-paved street.

  Blog text (22)

• Make sure the tiles are flush with the wall for a seamless look.

Synonyms

A

to align

vsto flush

89 3.5

To put things in a straight line or in the correct position

puts emphasis on matching surfaces exactly on one plane

L

to level

vsto flush

81 3.7

To make land or a building flat with the ground

matches one surface exactly to another surface's plane

F

to flatten

vsto flush

23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

focuses on bringing two surfaces into the same plane

E

to even

vsto flush

22 2.5

To make something level or smooth

focuses on placing surfaces exactly in the same plane

E

to even out

vsto flush

18 3.4

To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences

is about aligning two surfaces precisely rather than smoothing generally

E

to even up

vsto flush

3 5.3

To make the edges of a pile of papers level and straight

is used to set one surface exactly level with another

T

to true

vsto flush

• Specialized

1 8.4

To make something exactly straight or level

aims to match one surface precisely to another plane

Antonyms

M

to misalign

4 6.7

To put parts in the wrong position so they do not line up

Phrasal Verbs

F

to flush out

51 4.5

Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water

F

to flush after

1 2.8

To make the toilet water run to clean it after use

F

to flush out toxins

4.4

Remove harmful substances from the body by drinking more water or sweating

F

to flush the loo

• UK

6.2

To make the toilet water move to carry away waste

Compounds

S

straight flush

• Jargon

7 5.8

Five cards in a row all of the same suit

R

royal flush

4 5.3

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

F

flush toilet

3 1.4

A toilet that uses water to wash away waste

C

courtesy flush

• Informal

1 7.9

An extra toilet flush to reduce smell in a shared bathroom

B

busted flush

• Jargon

1 9.9

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

F

flush-seamed

• Specialized

8.8

Two pieces join edge to edge so their surfaces are level

F

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

to flush

3 6.1

to align

89 3.5

to misalign

4 6.7

to recess

6 7.4

Surface Forms

Etymology