rush

any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

rush

3 Phonemes

r uh S

onset, rime

r ush

Morpheme

rush

Sentence Examples

Firefighters rushed to the accident scene.

The children rushed down the stairs.

I rushed home from work to get ready for the party.

She rushed to close the window when she heard the rain.

We were rushing to catch the bus.

He got nervous because they rushed him.

He rushed through his work and made a lot of careless mistakes.

Water rushed through the pipes.

The rushing water broke through the barrier.

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