'Flushing' definitions:
Definition of 'Flushing'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Flushing'
From: 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]
Definition of 'flushing'
From: GCIDE
- Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.
- 1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial 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]
Flushing, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Flushing, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
900
Housing Units (2000) :
434
Land area (2000) :
0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27552
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
40.148543 N, 81.065320 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
43977
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Flushing, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Flushing, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
8348
Housing Units (2000) :
3558
Land area (2000) :
4.310458 sq. miles (11.164035 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.036358 sq. miles (0.094166 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.346816 sq. miles (11.258201 sq. km)
FIPS code :
29200
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.064327 N, 83.845331 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
48433
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.