SLUICING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word sluicing. (close relations)
Definition of SLUICING
Best Alternative Words for SLUICING
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| flush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) adverb • squarely or solidly • in the same plane adjective satellite • of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame • cause to flow through something • glow or cause to glow with warm color or light • make level or straight • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid • irrigate with water from a sluice • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water | ||||||||
| penstock | nounn | |||||||
noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||||||||
| sluiceway | nounn | |||||||
noun • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | ||||||||
| sluice down | verbv | |||||||
verb • pour as if from a sluice | ||||||||
