flush vs irrigate

irrigate vs flush

flush is a noun but irrigate is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but irrigate is not an adjective.

flush and irrigate both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but irrigate is not an adverb.

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

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

flush: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
irrigate: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

Other hypernyms of flush include water.

flush (noun)	irrigate (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)	irrigate (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)	irrigate (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
cause to flow through something	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
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

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

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