flush vs sluice

sluice vs flush

flush and sluice both are nouns.

flush is an adjective but sluice is not an adjective.

flush and sluice both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but sluice is not an adverb.

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

As verbs, flush and sluice are synonyms defined as:

flush and sluice: irrigate with water from a sluice

flush (noun)	sluice (noun)
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)	conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
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)	sluice (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)	sluice (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	irrigate with water from a sluice
cause to flow through something	draw through a sluice
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid	transport in or send down a sluice
irrigate with water from a sluice	pour as if 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)	sluice (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane

Difference between flush and sluice

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