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/ˈflʌʃ/ · noun
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc..
As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […].
The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.
But then as little VVrens but nevvly fledge, / […] / His fellovv noting his agilitie, / Thinkes he as vvell may venter as the other, / So fluſhing from one ſpray vnto another, / Gets to the top, and then enbold'ned flies, / Vnto an height paſt ken of humane eyes: […]
The birds seem to lie very close and must be nearly stepped on before they will flush.
AWACS is survivable due to its ability to flush on warning, to maneuver at jet speeds, to maintain awareness of the developing air situation and to command weapons as appropriate, including weapons for its own defense.
Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.
He just got a bonus so he's flush today.
Use flush when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flush means A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc..
Common synonyms include blush, drive, flush out, scare up.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […].
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