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flush vs douse

douse vs flush

flush is a noun but douse is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but douse is not an adjective.

flush and douse both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but douse is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flush Yes Yes Yes Yes
douse No No Yes No
As verbs, douse is a hypernym of flush; that is, douse is a word with a broader meaning than flush:
  • flush: irrigate with water from a sluice
  • douse: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Other hypernyms of flush include dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse.
flush (noun) douse (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) douse (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) douse (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
cause to flow through something slacken
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid lower quickly
irrigate with water from a sluice immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water dip into a liquid
make level or straight wet thoroughly
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light put out, as of a candle or a light
flush (adverb) douse (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane
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