English Explanatory Dictionary

first flush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first growth of buds, flowers, seeds, or whatever is harvested from a plant.
  2. The beginning; the period of time when something is first starting.
  3. The flow of wastewater at the start of a storm or season, when runoff has the highest concentration of pollutants.

Word forms

first flush first flushes
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