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A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).
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The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
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Usage: dated
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A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
A neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York, United States.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
A bay of Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing Bay.
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A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
A river in Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing River.
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noun
The act by which something is flushed.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
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A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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A surface formed of floating threads.
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verb
present participle and gerund of flush
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Dutch Vlissingen.
From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush + -ing.
Named after the dated anglicized Dutch city name Flushing (“Vlissingen”) where the wool was made, from Dutch Vlissingen, further etymology is uncertain.
From flush + -ing.
