flush vs discolor

discolor vs flush

flush is a noun but discolor is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but discolor is not an adjective.

flush and discolor both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but discolor is not an adverb.

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

As verbs, discolor is a hypernym of flush; that is, discolor is a word with a broader meaning than flush:

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

Other hypernyms of flush include color, colour, discolour.

flush (noun)	discolor (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

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

flush (verb)	discolor (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	change color, often in an undesired manner
cause to flow through something	lose color or turn colorless
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid	cause to lose or change color
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

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

Difference between flush and discolor

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