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Flushing

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Flush·ing  (flshng)
1. A section of New York City in northern Queens on western Long Island. Flushing Meadow was the site of two world's fairs (1939-1940 and 1964-1965) and the temporary headquarters of the United Nations (1946-1949).
2. See Vlissingen.
flushing [ˈflʌʃɪŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an extra feeding given to ewes before mating to increase the lambing percentage
Flushing [ˈflʌʃɪŋ]
n
(Placename) a port in the SW Netherlands, in Zeeland province, on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the West Scheldt river: the first Dutch city to throw off Spanish rule (1572). Pop.: 43 945 (latest est.) Dutch name Vlissingen
Translations
Flushing [ˈflʌʃɪŋ] N → Flesinga m
flushing
n (for lavatory) → (Wasser)spülung f


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"Mamma," she said, flushing hotly and turning quickly to her, "please, please don't say anything about that.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
At that moment the mysterious illumination suddenly flared to an intense, an almost blinding splendor, flushing the entire sky, extinguishing the stars and throwing the monstrous shadow of himself athwart the landscape.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"Oh, I don't mean that I didn't want to come," protested Leslie, flushing a little.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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