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flushes

/ˈflʌʃɪz/

Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of emptying or clearing out a container, such as a toilet or a casino game table.

    - "After a heavy rain, the streets were flushed with water."
    - "The casino dealer flushed the chips into the center of the table."
  • Noun

    A sudden, strong rush of water, as from a hose or a broken pipe.

    - "The firefighter used a high-pressure hose to flush out the burning building."
    - "The plumber couldn't find the source of the leak, but the house was flooded with flushes."

Synonyms

blush
Rhymes
Words rhyming with flushes
rushes , abrushes , rusheses , abjureses
Variants
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flush , flushed , flushes , flushing , four-flush , four-flushed , four-flusher , four-flushers , four-flushes , four-flushing , four flush , four flushes , royal flush , royal flushes , straight flush , straight flushes
Etymology
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From Old English flosian 'to flow, rush,' from flod 'flood.'


Trivia
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  1. The average toilet uses about 1.6 gallons of water per flush.

  2. In some older homes, toilets used as little as 1 gallon per flush.

  3. The first modern toilet was invented in the late 1500s in Europe.


Related Concepts
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  1. Toilet flushing: The act of flushing a toilet to remove wastewater and solid waste from the bowl.

  2. Water flushing: The process of using water to clean or clear out a system or container, such as a water heater or a cooling system.


Culture
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In casinos, flushing refers to the act of clearing all the chips from the table during a game. It is a common occurrence during the end of a hand or a round of betting.

How to Memorize "flushes"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a toilet being flushed or water rushing out of a hose.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the act of clearing or emptying a container.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Flush the toilet, flow the water' to remember the word's meaning.


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