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DictionaryflushEven with a surface
adjective / adverb

flush

Level with an adjoining surface.

The screw head sits flush with the surrounding wood.

Etymology
flushEnglishfull to the brim

The surface sense developed from fullness: a surface filled to the edge is level with the adjoining surface. The earlier ancestry is uncertain.

More examples

  • The closed door is flush with the wall.
  • Install the metal strip flush with the countertop.
  • The new tiles lie flush with the old ones.

Forms

flush

Similar words

level
Emphasizes a shared height or a surface without slope.
even
Describes smoothness or uniformity, not necessarily alignment between surfaces.