rushy


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rush·y

 (rŭsh′ē)
adj. rush·i·er, rush·i·est
1. Resembling or characteristic of rushes; rushlike.
2. Abounding in rushes: a rushy marsh.
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rushy

(ˈrʌʃɪ)
adj, rushier or rushiest
(Plants) abounding in, covered with, or made of rushes
ˈrushiness n
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.rushy - abounding in rushes; "a rushy marsh"
wooded - covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract"
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rushy

[ˈrʌʃɪ] ADJjuncoso
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At an early hour one day, he encamped in a narrow valley on the banks of a beautifully clear but rushy pool; surrounded by thickets bearing abundance of wild cherries, currants, and yellow and purple gooseberries.
All the livelong day the search went on; upon the river, with barge and pole, and drag and net; upon the muddy and rushy shore, with jack-boots, hatchet, spade, rope, dogs, and all imaginable appliances.
To purl o'er matted cress and ribbed sand, Or dimple in the dark of rushy coves, Drawing into his narrow earthen urn,
At last, upon the other side of Loch Errocht, going over a smooth, rushy place, where the walking was easy, he could bear it no longer, and came close to me.
However, knowing the rushy bank and the backwater on the other side to be a retired place, and feeling out of humour for noise or company, he crossed the bridge, and sauntered on: looking up at the stars as they seemed one by one to be kindled in the sky, and looking down at the river as the same stars seemed to be kindled deep in the water.
...Too soon, Bert, my boy--too soon and too rushy. I'd like to kick my silly self.
Ms Searle said she had often told Ms Greaves to use a nearby island in Merthyr Road to cross, describing her as a "rushy, busy lady".
At times, we were very rushy which didn't help as we made a lot of turnovers.'
"Rushy has had a little bit of a niggle with his calf so we're trying to get his fitness levels back up," he said.
He said: "Rushy has had a bit of a niggle with his calf so we are trying to get his fitness levels back up.
"The goalkeeper, Alisson (below), is one of them, so is Virgil van Dijk and the front three "We had Souness, Kenny and Rushy.
"The timely completion of the project was affected due to rain spells in last days including the congested and rushy area," he added.