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dowse vs flush

flush vs dowse

dowse and flush both are nouns.

dowse is not an adjective while flush is an adjective.

dowse and flush both are verbs.

dowse is not an adverb while flush is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dowse Yes No Yes No
flush Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, flush is a hyponym of dowse; that is, flush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dowse:
  • dowse: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  • flush: irrigate with water from a sluice
Other hyponyms of dowse include brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, sluice.
dowse (noun) flush (noun)
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod 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
dowse (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
dowse (verb) flush (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
slacken cause to flow through something
use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
wet thoroughly 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
dowse (adverb) flush (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane
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