rush2

 
Pronunciation: /rʌʃ/

noun

  • 1a marsh or waterside plant with slender stem-like pith-filled leaves, widely distributed in temperate areas. Some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.
    • Genus Juncus, family Juncaceae
  • used in names of plants of wet habitats that are similar to rushes, e.g. flowering rush.
  • a stem of a rush plant.
  • [mass noun] rushes used as a material: he worked on the leaks in the hull, using bundles of rush
  • 2 archaic a thing of no value (used for emphasis): not one of them is worth a rush

Derivatives

rushlike

adjective

rushy

adjective

Origin:

Old English risc, rysc, of Germanic origin