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Meanings of soft 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
        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...
        Usage of soft rush in English
        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
        6
        With a soft rush the big curtain came down in a silence that could be felt.
        The Root of Evil
        7
        He heard the soft rush of running water.
        The Rainbow Trail
        8
        The light falls into the room in a soft rush like something which has been dammed.
        The Quiet Earth
        9
        There was a soft rush and a quick sigh, and Rosemary's arms went about his neck.
        Rosemary
        10
        The boy gave a low call and a soft rush of wings was heard in every direction.
        Masters of the Guild
        11
        Annie made a soft rush to the gate, crouching low that her sisters might not see her.
        The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
        12
        Phoebe's, a soft rush next to her.
        Dark dreamer: a dark vista romance
        13
        Presently there was a soft rush through the air and a shower of silver fell from the blue evening sky.
        Summer
        14
        I could hear the soft rush of the river behind a thick row of evergreens, but I couldn't see it.
        Welcome to Camp Nightmare
        15
        He heard it, the soft rush of water in motion, the ripple of a solitary wind chime playing its only note.
        Rogues
        16
        Seldom is there any sound save the soft rush of the water over the stones, and that seems to die away.
        The Call of the Canyon
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