drench vs flush

flush vs drench

drench is not a noun while flush is a noun.

drench is not an adjective while flush is an adjective.

drench and flush both are verbs.

drench is not an adverb while flush is an adverb.

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

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

drench: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
flush: irrigate with water from a sluice

Other hyponyms of drench include brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, sluice.

drench (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

drench (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

drench (verb)	flush (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
permeate or impregnate	cause to flow through something
force to drink	rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged	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

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

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