suffusion of the face

  • 1suffusion — 1. The act of pouring a fluid over the body. 2. A reddening of the surface. 3. The condition of being wet with a fluid. 4. SYN: extravasate (2). [L. suffusio, fr. suffundo (subf ), to pour out] * * * suf·fu·sion sə fyü zhən n 1) the act or… …

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  • 2At the first blush — Blush Blush, n. 1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty. [1913 Webster] The rosy blush of love. Trumbull. [1913 Webster] 2. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint. [1913 Webster] Light s last… …

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  • 3To put to the blush — Blush Blush, n. 1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty. [1913 Webster] The rosy blush of love. Trumbull. [1913 Webster] 2. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint. [1913 Webster] Light s last… …

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  • 4Flush — Flush, n. 1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. [1913 Webster] In manner of a wave or flush. Ray. [1913 Webster] 2. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity …

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  • 5blush — I. v. n. Redden (in the cheeks), color. II. n. Reddening (of the cheeks), suffusion of the face …

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  • 6Superior vena cava syndrome — The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart. The superior vena cava is a large vein that transmits blood from the upper body back to the heart. The superior vena cava is located in the middle… …

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  • 7Cockatiel colour genetics — Cockatiel specimen combining the Opaline (cka Pearled) and ADMpied (cka Recessivepied cka Harlequin) mutations The science of Cockatiel colour genetics deals with the heredity of colour variation in the feathers of the bird species commonly known …

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  • 8Ataxia — Wobbliness. Ataxia is incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain’s failure to regulate the body’s posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain,… …

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  • 9Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits — Shortcuts: WP:NOE WP:WBE WP:EDITS WP:MOSTEDITS This is a list of Wikipedians ordered by number of edits in the English language Wikipedia. Edits in all namespaces are counted; deleted edits have been included in recent versions. Click… …

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  • 10feeling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Emotional sensation See also touch, taste Nouns 1. feeling, sensation, sentience, emotion, sensibility, sensitivity; endurance, tolerance, sufferance, experience, response; vibrations; impression,… …

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