Root vs Flush - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between root and flush

is that root is the fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed while flush is a hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

In transitive terms the difference between root and flush

is that root is to root out; to abolish while flush is to excite, inflame.

In intransitive terms the difference between root and flush

is that root is to rummage, to search as if by digging in soil while flush is to become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

As nouns the difference between root and flush

is that root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients while flush is a group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

As verbs the difference between root and flush

is that root is to break into a computer system and obtain root access while flush is to cause to take flight from concealment.

As a proper noun Root

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an adjective flush is

smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

root

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ; cognate with wort and radix.

Noun

(en noun)

The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.

This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

A root vegetable.

two fields which should have been sown with roots in the early summer were not sown because the ploughing had not been completed early enough.

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.

The primary source; origin.

The love of money is the root of all evil.

* John Locke

They were the roots out of which sprang two distinct people.

(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

The cube root of 27 is 3.

(arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Multiply by root 2.

(analysis) A zero (of a function).

(graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.

(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

(music) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

(Busby)

The lowest place, position, or part.

* Milton

deep to the roots of hell

* Southey

the roots of the mountains

(computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.

(computing) The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.

(computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. (rfex)

Synonyms

* (source) basis, origin, source * (zero of a function) zero * (word from which another is derived) etymon * superuser (), root account, root user

Antonyms

* (zero of a function) pole

Holonyms

* (zero of a function) kernel

Derived terms

* cube root * functional root * put down roots * root canal * root cause * rootkit * roots * roots music * rootsy * square root * strictly roots * take root * taproot * root gap

Verb

(en verb)

(computing, slang, transitive) To break into a computer system and obtain root access.

We rooted his box and planted a virus on it.

To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

* Mortimer

In deep grounds the weeds root deeper.

* '>citation

To be firmly fixed; to be established.

* Bishop Fell

If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to cause misapprehensions, he gave them not leave to root and fasten by concealment.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) . Cognate with rodent. Cognate with Dutch wroeten.

Verb

(en verb)

To turn up or dig with the snout.

A pig roots the earth for truffles.

(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil.

rooting about in a junk-filled drawer

To root out; to abolish.

* Shakespeare

I will go root away the noisome weeds.

* Bible, Deuteronomy xxix. 28

The Lord rooted them out of their land and cast them into another land.

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse.

Usage notes

* The Australian/New Zealand sexual sense is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The sexual sense will often be understood, unless care is taken with the context to make the rummage sense clear, or 'root through' or 'root around' is used. The past participle rooted'' is equivalent to ''fucked'' in the figurative sense of broken or tired, but ''rooting'' is only the direct verbal sense, not an all-purpose intensive like ''fucking .

Synonyms

* (rummage) dig out, root out, rummage * (have sexual intercourse) screw, bang, drill (US), shag (British) - See also

Derived terms

* root about * rooted * root out * root up

Noun

(en noun)

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

Fancy a root ?

(Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A sexual partner.

Usage notes

* The Australian/New Zealand sexual sense of root'' is somewhat milder than ''fuck'' but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The normal usage is ''to have a root or similar.

Synonyms

* (act of sexual intercourse) screw (qualifier), shag (UK); see also * (sexual partner) screw (US)

Etymology 3

Possibly an alteration of , influenced by hoot

Verb

(en verb)

(intransitive, with for, US) To cheer to show support for.

* 1908 ,

Let me root', '''root''', ' root for the home team,

(US) To hope for the success of. Rendered as 'root for'.

I'm rooting for you, don't let me down!

Synonyms

* (cheer) barrack (qualifier), cheer on

Anagrams

* ----

flush

English

(wikipedia flush)

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

(es)

A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.2:

As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […].

Verb

(es)

To cause to take flight from concealment.

The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake.

To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

* W. Browne

flushing from one spray unto another

Etymology 2

Same as according to the American Heritage Dictionary

Adjective

(er)

smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

wealthy or well off.

He just got a bonus so he's flush today.

(typography) Short for flush left and right ; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

* Shakespeare

With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

* Arbuthnot

Lord Strut was not very flush in ready.

Synonyms

* (typography) double-clean, flush left and right, forced, forced justified, force justified, justified

Derived terms

* flush left, flush right, flush left and right

Etymology 3

Probably from according to American Heritage Dictionary

Noun

(es)

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

* Ray

in manner of a wave or flush

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

* Tennyson

the flush of angered shame

Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

the flush''' on the side of a peach; the '''flush on the clouds at sunset

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

a flush of joy

Verb

(es)

To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

Flush the injury with plenty of water.

Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

To cause to blush.

* John Gay

Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.

* Keats

Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, / Flushing his brow.

* 1925 , Fruit of the Flower , by

"Who plants a seed begets a bud, -- Extract of that same root; -- Why marvel at the hectic blood -- That flushes this wild fruit?"

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.

to flush the meadows

To excite, inflame.

* South

such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition

(of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.

There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing .

(computing) To clear (a buffer) of its contents.

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

Blood flushes into the face.

* Boyle

the flushing noise of many waters

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

* Milton

In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.

(masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

Usage notes

In sense “turn red with embarrassment”, (blush) is more common. More finely, in indicating the actual change, blush'' is more common – “He blushed with embarrassment” – but in indicating state, ''flushed is also common – “He was flushed with excitement”.

Synonyms

* (turn red with embarrassment) blush

Etymology 4

Probably from (etyl) , cognate with flux

Noun

(es)

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Derived terms

* busted flush * royal flush * straight flush