discolor vs flush

flush vs discolor

discolor is not a noun while flush is a noun.

discolor is not an adjective while flush is an adjective.

discolor and flush both are verbs.

discolor is not an adverb while flush is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discolor	No	No	Yes	No
flush	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, flush is a hyponym of discolor; that is, flush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discolor:

discolor: change color, often in an undesired manner
flush: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Other hyponyms of discolor include blush, crimson, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.

discolor (noun)	flush (noun)
	sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
	a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
	the swift release of a store of affective force
	a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
	a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
	sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

discolor (adjective)	flush (adjective)
	of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
	having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

discolor (verb)	flush (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
lose color or turn colorless	cause to flow through something
cause to lose or change color	rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
	irrigate with water from a sluice
	cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
	make level or straight
	glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

discolor (adverb)	flush (adverb)
	squarely or solidly
	in the same plane

Difference between discolor and flush

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