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exhilaration vs flush

flush vs exhilaration

exhilaration and flush both are nouns.

exhilaration is not an adjective while flush is an adjective.

exhilaration is not a verb while flush is a verb.

exhilaration is not an adverb while flush is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exhilaration Yes No No No
flush Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, flush is a hyponym of exhilaration; that is, flush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exhilaration:
  • exhilaration: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  • flush: the swift release of a store of affective force
Other hyponyms of exhilaration include bang, boot, charge, kick, rush, thrill, intoxication, titillation.
exhilaration (noun) flush (noun)
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy 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
exhilaration (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
exhilaration (verb) flush (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
cause to flow through something
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
exhilaration (adverb) flush (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane
Difference between exhilaration and flush

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