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adiance: When he was asked what had happened to the money, a<br />

flush rose to his cheek. 5 flood, deluge, drenching, soaking,<br />

overflow, inundation, rush, gush, surge, stream, flow: The<br />

flush of water washed away all the debris. 6 thrill,<br />

excitement, passion, quickening, arousal, stir, stirring,<br />

animation, elation, euphoria, delight, encouragement, thrill,<br />

tingle: In the first flush of success, they were overwhelmed<br />

with orders. He felt a flush come over him when he won the<br />

race.<br />

flushý adj. 1 (on the same) plane or level (with), even, smooth, flat,<br />

square, true, continuous; adjacent, next to: See that the<br />

tabletop is flush with the countertop. The mirror should be<br />

flush against the wall. 2 full, overflowing, replete, abundant:<br />

Turn off the water when it is flush with the top of the basin.<br />

3 solvent, well supplied, comfortable; well-to-do, well off,<br />

well-found, wealthy, rich, prosperous, affluent, moneyed, Colloq<br />

well-heeled, on Easy Street, in the money, US in the chips;<br />

Slang loaded, rolling (in money or it): He's flush enough to<br />

take us all out to dinner.<br />

--adv. 4 even(ly), square(ly), levelly, plumb, directly: Cut<br />

this branch off flush.<br />

fluster v. 1 agitate, stir (up), discompose, discomfit, discomfort,<br />

disconcert, shake (up), upset, disquiet, discommode, bother, put<br />

out or off, disturb, perturb, flurry, flutter, make nervous,<br />

throw off, distract, confuse, baffle, confound, puzzle, perplex,<br />

befuddle, bewilder, daze, dazzle, Colloq rattle, throw,<br />

discombobulate, hassle, faze: Don't be flustered by her rude<br />

manner.<br />

--n. 2 agitation, upset, discomfort, disquiet, bother,<br />

disturbance, commotion, perturbation, dither, flurry, flutter,<br />

nervousness, distraction, confusion, bafflement, befuddlement,<br />

perplexity, bewilderment: All this fluster came about through<br />

the absence of a coherent plan.<br />

flutter v. 1 flap, flop, fluctuate, vacillate, wave, waver, oscillate:<br />

The paper streamers fluttered in the breeze. 2 flit, flicker,<br />

flitter, hover, dance; fuss: We shall never get done if you<br />

keep fluttering about. 3 tremble, shake, quiver, dither, jump,<br />

vibrate, twitch: She is fluttering with anticipation waiting

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