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adiance: When he was asked what had happened to the money, a
flush rose to his cheek. 5 flood, deluge, drenching, soaking,
overflow, inundation, rush, gush, surge, stream, flow: The
flush of water washed away all the debris. 6 thrill,
excitement, passion, quickening, arousal, stir, stirring,
animation, elation, euphoria, delight, encouragement, thrill,
tingle: In the first flush of success, they were overwhelmed
with orders. He felt a flush come over him when he won the
race.
flushý adj. 1 (on the same) plane or level (with), even, smooth, flat,
square, true, continuous; adjacent, next to: See that the
tabletop is flush with the countertop. The mirror should be
flush against the wall. 2 full, overflowing, replete, abundant:
Turn off the water when it is flush with the top of the basin.
3 solvent, well supplied, comfortable; well-to-do, well off,
well-found, wealthy, rich, prosperous, affluent, moneyed, Colloq
well-heeled, on Easy Street, in the money, US in the chips;
Slang loaded, rolling (in money or it): He's flush enough to
take us all out to dinner.
--adv. 4 even(ly), square(ly), levelly, plumb, directly: Cut
this branch off flush.
fluster v. 1 agitate, stir (up), discompose, discomfit, discomfort,
disconcert, shake (up), upset, disquiet, discommode, bother, put
out or off, disturb, perturb, flurry, flutter, make nervous,
throw off, distract, confuse, baffle, confound, puzzle, perplex,
befuddle, bewilder, daze, dazzle, Colloq rattle, throw,
discombobulate, hassle, faze: Don't be flustered by her rude
manner.
--n. 2 agitation, upset, discomfort, disquiet, bother,
disturbance, commotion, perturbation, dither, flurry, flutter,
nervousness, distraction, confusion, bafflement, befuddlement,
perplexity, bewilderment: All this fluster came about through
the absence of a coherent plan.
flutter v. 1 flap, flop, fluctuate, vacillate, wave, waver, oscillate:
The paper streamers fluttered in the breeze. 2 flit, flicker,
flitter, hover, dance; fuss: We shall never get done if you
keep fluttering about. 3 tremble, shake, quiver, dither, jump,
vibrate, twitch: She is fluttering with anticipation waiting