BULRUSHES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word bulrushes. (close relations)
bulrush
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| cattails | nounn | |||||
noun • tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes | ||||||
| reeds | nounn | |||||
noun • United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) • tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites • a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it • United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) • a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed | ||||||
| rushes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) • a sudden forceful flow • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden burst of activity • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line adjective satellite • not accepting reservations • done under pressure verb • move hurridly • attack suddenly • urge to an unnatural speed • act at high speed • run with the ball, in football • cause to move fast or to rush or race • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||
| bullrush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa • tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America | ||||||
| cat's-tail | nounn | |||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | ||||||
| nailrod | ||||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | ||||||
| reedmace | nounn | |||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | ||||||
| common rush | nounn | |||||
noun • tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America | ||||||
| juncus effusus | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America | ||||||
| reed mace | nounn | |||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | ||||||
| soft rush | nounn | |||||
noun • tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America | ||||||
| typha latifolia | nounn | |||||
noun • tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | ||||||
