flush vs suffuse

suffuse vs flush

flush is a noun but suffuse is not a noun.

flush is an adjective but suffuse is not an adjective.

flush and suffuse both are verbs.

flush is an adverb but suffuse is not an adverb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of flush include perfuse, perfuse.

flush (noun)	suffuse (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)	suffuse (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)	suffuse (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
cause to flow through something	cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
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)	suffuse (adverb)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane

Difference between flush and suffuse

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