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rushy Definition


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rush2
noun rushes
    1. bot.
      A densely tufted annual or evergreen perennial plant, typically found in cold wet regions of the northern hemisphere, usually on moors or marshy ground.
    2. A stalk or stalklike leaf of this plant, often used as a material for making baskets, covering floors, etc.
    3. loosely
      Any of various plants more or less similar to rush (sense 1).
    4. colloq old use
      Something of very little value or importance.
      Form: not care or be worth a rush (especially)
Derivative: rushy
adj
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon risc.



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