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ace-high |
in poker, with an ace as the highest card, as in a straight or flush. |
beater |
a person whose job it is to flush out game for hunting by striking the bushes and ground cover. [1/4 definitions] |
blush |
to make pink or red; flush. [1/7 definitions] |
color |
to blush or flush with changed skin tone, esp. in the face. [1/12 definitions] |
four-flush |
in stud poker, to bluff that one has a true flush of five cards on the basis of holding four visible cards of the same suit. [1/2 definitions] |
lap joint |
a joint, as of wooden pieces, in which two ends are partially trimmed and then fastened to form a flush surface. |
mantle |
to be suffused with color; blush or flush. [1/9 definitions] |
trapdoor |
a hinged or sliding door that is fitted into and usu. flush with a floor, ceiling, or roof. |
water closet |
a flush toilet, or a room or booth containing a toilet and often a washbowl. |
w.c. |
abbreviation of "water closet," a flush toilet, or a room or booth containing a toilet and often a washbowl. |
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