Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In calicoprinting, spread beyond the limits of the pattern: said of a color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Red in the face because of
embarrassment ,exertion , etc. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
flush .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
- adjective having the pinkish flush of health
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Examples
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And if you think Southern racism has been flushed from the Democratic Party, I suggest you look around a little.
Matthew Yglesias » Civil Rights, Polarization, and Gridlock 2010
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Finding our way back home, chilled to the bone, our cheeks and noses flushed from the fresh air, to find a pot of hot coffee and a warm apple tart on the table.
Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010
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Finding our way back home, chilled to the bone, our cheeks and noses flushed from the fresh air, to find a pot of hot coffee and a warm apple tart on the table.
Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010
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She rotates on the spot, eyes wild, face flushed from the ovens heat.
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Finding our way back home, chilled to the bone, our cheeks and noses flushed from the fresh air, to find a pot of hot coffee and a warm apple tart on the table.
Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010
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Finding our way back home, chilled to the bone, our cheeks and noses flushed from the fresh air, to find a pot of hot coffee and a warm apple tart on the table.
Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010
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The next year, hunting the same bottom, another bird (maybe the same one; who knows?) flushed from the very same hole.
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His face flushed from the drug and a mad grin spread across his features.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The next year, hunting the same bottom, another bird (maybe the same one; who knows?) flushed from the very same hole.
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Her skin flushed, her eyes widened, her shoulders rolled.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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