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Meanings of common rush in English

Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America.

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        Examples for "bulrush"
        Examples for "bulrush"
        1
        On the oat-grass and the sword-grass, and the bulrush in the pool.
        The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 / Vo...
        2
        Smart Mr. Alligator, to take that old bulrush root for my paw!
        Stories to Tell to Children
        3
        A thought light as wafting bulrush down floated into her mind.
        Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
        4
        They remained stationary for a time, surrounded by a wall of green bulrush.
        The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
        5
        Shame will make a man blush and hang his head like a bulrush.
        The Riches of Bunyan: Selected from His Works
        1
        The ancient Indian sport has some similarities with the schoolyard game bullrush.
        Radio NZ
        2
        Principals are pondering what to do about bullrush, assemblies and drinking fountains under alert level 2.
        Radio NZ
        3
        I want to see him hatch; and I shall plant a bullrush for him to climb up.
        Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men
        4
        When feathers were lacking for the decoration, the white fluff of the native bullrush made a handy substitute.
        The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa"
        5
        Yes, under the roots of a clump of bullrush, he lifted out with his spade- apotof Narbonne honey!
        The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper
        1
        Their voice was a soft rush that she could not pick out words from.
        Empire in black and gold
        2
        The whisper of her skirts grew to a soft rush.
        The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
        3
        It was the soft rush of the river's waters that they had heard before.
        Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
        4
        So close he could feel the soft rush of air emanating from her nostrils.
        The unincorporated man
        5
        The wind made soft rush in their tops, sending the brown needles lightly on the air.
        The Call of the Canyon
        Usage of common rush in English
        1
        So much greater is this green and common rush than all the Alps.
        The Pageant of Summer
        2
        So much greater is this ween and common rush than all the Alps.
        The Life of the Fields
        3
        A dwarf white Crocus-like flower, with foliage resembling the common Rush on a small scale.
        The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
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