By doing that the dirt,food, or anything else that's in its shell should be flushed out.
Just down the street, the original Spago restaurant, that emblem of the flush 1980s, is an empty shell.
Today, the Americans launched a blizzard of shells, bombs and bullets, flushing out soldiers of an Iraqi artillery unit near Hilla, north of Najaf on the road to Baghdad.
Don't flush medicines, coffee grounds, paper towels or egg shells, or anything that breaks down slowly, down the toilet or sink.
Starting in North End and pushing flush against the well-known New Brighton and Kwazakhele townships, you encounter old rusted shells, dilapidated mill houses, and the megalithic Goodyear, Eveready and PPC (cement) factories.
Shelling has been audible in central Donetsk for the past few days, as rebel forces attempt to flush out the last contingent of Ukrainian troops from Donetsk airport.
Five years ago I proposed some alternative computer designs in the New York Times Magazine: amber veined-plastic tortoise-shell cases (like 1930's fountain pens), chromed-steel lattice-work frames with electronics hanging inside, screens built flush into desktop lecterns, refillable wooden bases...
The end of the shell which protrudes through the baffle, is either clamped or hinged to a rigid disk; initially this disk is aligned flush with a baffle.
Five consecutive quarters of bountiful profits have left Royal Dutch/Shell flush with cash.
Or the Ikea cabinet shells -- "carcasses," as they are called in the trade -- could be given upgraded doors like solid oiled walnut with nickel-plated flush pulls.
