(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy. / A surface formed of floating threads.

present participle of flush

The act by which something is flushed.

plural of flushing

A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8134).

(dated) The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. / A neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York, United States. / Ellipsis of Flushing Bay.; A bay of Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flush

plural of flush

(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid. / (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. / Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.