- flush of youth
- healthy pink glow in a young person's skin
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
flush of youth
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(the) first flush of youth — the first flush of youth/success/love/freedom etc/mainly literary phrase the time when something is new and exciting She was still in the first flush of her huge success. Thesaurus: beginnings, starts and early stagessynonym … Useful english dictionary
flush — flush1 [flush] vi. [complex of several words, with senses FLASH & ME flusshen, to fly up suddenly, blended with echoic elements; “flow” senses < ? or akin to OFr fluir (stem fluiss ), to flow] 1. to flow and spread suddenly and rapidly 2. to… … English World dictionary
flush — Ⅰ. flush [1] ► VERB 1) (of a person s skin or face) become red and hot, typically through illness or emotion. 2) glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light. 3) (be flushed with) be excited or elated by. 4) cleanse (something, especially a… … English terms dictionary
flush — flush1 [flʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(redness on face)¦ 2¦(feelings)¦ 3¦(toilet)¦ 4¦(cards)¦ 5 the first flush of youth/manhood 6 a flush of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Latin fluxus; FLUX] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
flush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, slight ▪ deep, pink, red ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden flush of rising excitement … Collocations dictionary
youth — noun 1 period of your life when you are young ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ lost ▪ nostalgia for her lost youth ▪ misspent (often humorous) ▪ His lack … Collocations dictionary
flush — flush1 [ flʌʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make water pass through a toilet a ) transitive to get rid of something by putting it into a toilet and flushing it: flush something down the toilet: If any medicine is left over, flush it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flush — I UK [flʌʃ] / US verb Word forms flush : present tense I/you/we/they flush he/she/it flushes present participle flushing past tense flushed past participle flushed * 1) [intransitive] if someone flushes, their face becomes red because they are… … English dictionary
flush — flush1 flushable, adj. flusher, n. flushingly, adv. flushness, n. /flush/, n. 1. a blush; rosy glow: a flush of embarrassment on his face. 2. a rushing or overspreading flow, as of water … Universalium
flush — I [[t]flʌʃ[/t]] n. 1) phl a blush; rosy glow 2) a rushing or overspreading flow, as of water 3) a sudden rise of emotion or excitement: a flush of anger[/ex] 4) glowing freshness or vigor: the flush of youth[/ex] 5) a reddening of the skin, as… … From formal English to slang
