rushes

nounhurry, speed
nounattack
verbhurry, speed
verbcharge, attack

Synonyms for rushes

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Antonyms for rushes

films

noun. movie

Word Origin & History

mid-14c. (implied in rushing), "to drive back or down," from Anglo-French russher, from Old French ruser "to dodge, repel" (see ruse). Meaning "to do something quickly" is from 1650s; transitive sense of "to hurry up (someone or something)" is from 1850. U.S. Football sense originally was in rugby (1857).

Fraternity/sorority sense is from 1896 (originally it was what the fraternity did to the student); from 1899 as a noun in this sense. Earlier it was a name on U.S. campuses for various tests of strength or athletic skill between freshmen and sophomores as classes (1860).

Example Sentences for rushes

The youth pondered, and drew a plan amongst the rushes with the point of his staff.

She is about to offer him her cheek, then salutes instead, and rushes off, with Roger in pursuit.

At length, unable to endure it longer, he rushes out into the air.

Each repels its like and rushes to the embrace of its opposite.

There were no rushes to make water-wheels of, and no brooks to set them turning in.

Alvar rushes through the Moors and catches him in his arms.'

Of course every one rushes to the side to see the pilot come aboard.

Set it near the fire till the curd comes; fill a vat made in the form of a brick, of wheat straw or rushes sewed together.

Ted Graham helped his wife out of the car, followed the Rushes to the door.

In his haste the poor youth slipped in some grease that had clung to the rushes.

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