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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Flushing, MI (city, FIPS 29200)
    Location: 43.06487 N, 83.84164 W
    Population (1990): 8542 (3370 housing units)
    Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48433
  Flushing, NY
    Zip code(s): 11354, 11355, 11358, 11364, 11367, 11371
  Flushing, OH (village, FIPS 27552)
    Location: 40.14847 N, 81.06550 W
    Population (1990): 1042 (447 housing units)
    Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43977

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.
     1. (Engineering) The creation of an artifical flood by the
        sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also
        flushing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall,
        so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the
        edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover
        the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By
        extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs;
        also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and
        breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material,
        tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Glass Making)
        (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture
            during manufacture to restore its plastic condition;
            esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow
            it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.
        (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film
            of colored glass. --Knight.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which
        a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to
        burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test
        of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a
        flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe
        standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten
        to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.
        Usually called flash point.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flush \Flush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flushed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flushing.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz
     a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash;
     perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.]
     1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes
        into the face.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The flushing noise of many waters.    --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;
        to blush.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flushing \Flush"ing\, n.
     1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; --
        commonly in the ? [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Weaving) A surface formed of floating threads.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.
     1. (Engineering) The creation of an artifical flood by the
        sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also
        flushing.
  
     2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall,
        so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the
        edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover
        the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By
        extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs;
        also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and
        breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material,
        tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.
  
     3. (Glass Making)
        (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture
            during manufacture to restore its plastic condition;
            esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow
            it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.
        (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film
            of colored glass. --Knight.
  
     Flashing point (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which
        a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to
        burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test
        of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a
        flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe
        standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten
        to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flush \Flush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flushed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flushing.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz
     a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash;
     perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.]
     1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes
        into the face.
  
              The flushing noise of many waters.    --Boyle.
  
              It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer.
  
     2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;
        to blush.
  
     3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
  
              In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton.
  
     4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
  
              Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flushing \Flush"ing\, n.
     1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; --
        commonly in the ? [Eng.]
  
     2. (Weaving) A surface formed of floating threads.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     vb.
     (present participle of en flush nocat=1)
     n.
     1 The act by which something is flushed.
     2 (l en rushing Rushing) of (l en blood) to the skin's (l en
  surface), especially on the (l en face#Noun), as happens under various
  physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during
  menopause).
     n.
     1 (lb en UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
     2 A surface formed of floating threads.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Flushing
     n.
     (place en coastal village par/Mylor co/Cornwall cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref SW8134).
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) (place en The <<town>> of Vlissingen in
  the <<c/Netherlands>>).
     2 (place en twp/and/city co/Genesee County s/Michigan c/USA).
     3 (place en twp/and/village therein, in co/Belmont County s/Ohio
  c/USA).
     4 (place en A <<place>> in <<cc/New
  Netherland>>, particularly, the <<city/New Amsterdam>>
  area)
     5 # (place en neighborhood bor/Queens city/New York s/New York
  c/USA).
     6 # (ellipsis of en Flushing Bay); (place en bay bor/Queens city/New
  York s/New York c/USA)
     7 # (ellipsis of en Flushing River); (place en river bor/Queens
  city/New York s/New York c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     vb.
     (present participle of en flush nocat=1)
     n.
     1 The act by which something is flushed.
     2 (l en rushing Rushing) of (l en blood) to the skin's (l en
  surface), especially on the (l en face#Noun), as happens under various
  physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during
  menopause).
     n.
     1 (lb en UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
     2 A surface formed of floating threads.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Flushing
     n.
     (place en coastal village par/Mylor co/Cornwall cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref SW8134).
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) (place en The <<town>> of Vlissingen in
  the <<c/Netherlands>>).
     2 (place en twp/and/city co/Genesee County s/Michigan c/USA).
     3 (place en twp/and/village therein, in co/Belmont County s/Ohio
  c/USA).
     4 (place en A <<place>> in <<cc/New
  Netherland>>, particularly, the <<city/New Amsterdam>>
  area)
     5 # (place en neighborhood bor/Queens city/New York s/New York
  c/USA).
     6 # (ellipsis of en Flushing Bay); (place en bay bor/Queens city/New
  York s/New York c/USA)
     7 # (ellipsis of en Flushing River); (place en river bor/Queens
  city/New York s/New York c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     vb.
     (present participle of en flush nocat=1)
     n.
     1 The act by which something is flushed.
     2 (l en rushing Rushing) of (l en blood) to the skin's (l en
  surface), especially on the (l en face#Noun), as happens under various
  physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during
  menopause).
     n.
     1 (lb en UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
     2 A surface formed of floating threads.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Flushing
     n.
     (place en coastal village par/Mylor co/Cornwall cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref SW8134).
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) (place en The <<town>> of Vlissingen in
  the <<c/Netherlands>>).
     2 (place en twp/and/city co/Genesee County s/Michigan c/USA).
     3 (place en twp/and/village therein, in co/Belmont County s/Ohio
  c/USA).
     4 (place en A <<place>> in <<cc/New
  Netherland>>, particularly, the <<city/New Amsterdam>>
  area)
     5 # (place en neighborhood bor/Queens city/New York s/New York
  c/USA).
     6 # (ellipsis of en Flushing Bay); (place en bay bor/Queens city/New
  York s/New York c/USA)
     7 # (ellipsis of en Flushing River); (place en river bor/Queens
  city/New York s/New York c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     vb.
     (present participle of en flush nocat=1)
     n.
     1 The act by which something is flushed.
     2 (l en rushing Rushing) of (l en blood) to the skin's (l en
  surface), especially on the (l en face#Noun), as happens under various
  physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during
  menopause).
     n.
     1 (lb en UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
     2 A surface formed of floating threads.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Flushing
     n.
     (place en coastal village par/Mylor co/Cornwall cc/England) (q: OS
  grid ref SW8134).
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) (place en The <<town>> of Vlissingen in
  the <<c/Netherlands>>).
     2 (place en twp/and/city co/Genesee County s/Michigan c/USA).
     3 (place en twp/and/village therein, in co/Belmont County s/Ohio
  c/USA).
     4 (place en A <<place>> in <<cc/New
  Netherland>>, particularly, the <<city/New Amsterdam>>
  area)
     5 # (place en neighborhood bor/Queens city/New York s/New York
  c/USA).
     6 # (ellipsis of en Flushing Bay); (place en bay bor/Queens city/New
  York s/New York c/USA)
     7 # (ellipsis of en Flushing River); (place en river bor/Queens
  city/New York s/New York c/USA)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f lush ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flushing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en flush ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb flush)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Flushing /flˈʌʃɪŋ/
  Vlissingen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Flushing /flˈʌʃɪŋ/
  التدفّق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  flushing /flˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  zaplavování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  flushing /flˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  spláchnutí