flush vs perfuse

perfuse vs flush

flush is a noun but perfuse is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but perfuse is not an adjective.

flush and perfuse both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but perfuse is not an adverb.

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

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

flush: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
perfuse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

Other hyponyms of flush include suffuse.

flush (noun)	perfuse (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)	perfuse (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)	perfuse (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
cause to flow through something	force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
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)	perfuse (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane

Difference between flush and perfuse

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