LekhoriLekhoriA 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 […].
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
in manner of a wave or flush
Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
For this point onwards the land slopes gently until it becomes quite low lying, that is, tends to become a "flush" or bog.
A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
To cause to take flight from concealment.
The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.
Suddenly and completely.
I landed flush on the couch.
Probably from Etymology 1, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
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To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.
To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
Flush the injury with plenty of water.
Wealthy or well off.
He just got a bonus so he's flush today.
Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.