living in or characteristic of farming or country life
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

rural

sample sentences

"rural people"
"large rural households"
"unpaved rural roads"
"an economy that is basically rural"

of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

rural

sample sentences

"rural electrification"
"rural free delivery"

an area outside of cities and towns
<noun.location>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3

country

rural area

sample sentences

"his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
<noun.communication>

RFD

rural free delivery

a rural characteristic or trait
<noun.attribute>

ruralism

rurality

sample sentences

"a place with the rurality of a turnip field"

a rural idiom or expression
<noun.communication>

ruralism

rusticism

a man who lives in the country and has country ways
<noun.person>

countryman

ruralist

an advocate of rural living
<noun.person>

ruralist

a rural characteristic or trait
<noun.attribute>

ruralism

rurality

sample sentences

"a place with the rurality of a turnip field"

in a rural manner
<adv.all>

rurally

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

artifice

ruse

done under pressure
<adj.all>   (a)

rush

rushed

sample sentences

"a rush job"

not accepting reservations
<adj.all>   (p)

first-come-first-serve

rush

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

haste

hurry

rush

rushing

sample sentences

"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

a sudden forceful flow
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

rush

spate

surge

upsurge

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

rush

rushing

sample sentences

"the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

a sudden burst of activity
<noun.event>

rush

sample sentences

"come back after the rush"

the swift release of a store of affective force
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

bang

boot

charge

flush

kick

rush

thrill

sample sentences

"they got a great bang out of it"
"what a boot!"
"he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"
"he does it for kicks"

grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
<noun.plant>

rush

move hurridly
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6

belt along

bucket along

cannonball along

hasten

hie

hotfoot

pelt along

race

rush

rush along

speed

step on it

sample sentences

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
"The cars raced down the street"

attack suddenly
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

rush

urge to an unnatural speed
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

hurry

rush

sample sentences

"Don't rush me, please!"

act or move at high speed
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

festinate

hasten

hurry

look sharp

rush

sample sentences

"We have to rush!"
"hurry--it's late!"

cause to occur rapidly
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

hasten

induce

rush

stimulate

sample sentences

"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

cause to move fast or to rush or race
<verb.motion>

race

rush

sample sentences

"The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

run with the ball, in football
<verb.motion>

rush

move hurridly
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6

belt along

bucket along

cannonball along

hasten

hie

hotfoot

pelt along

race

rush

rush along

speed

step on it

sample sentences

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
"The cars raced down the street"

a variety of aster
<noun.plant>

rush aster

depart in a hurry
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

rush away

rush off

a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
<noun.artifact>

rush candle

rushlight

tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
<noun.plant>

Juncaceae

family Juncaceae

rush family

grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
<noun.plant>

rush grass

rush-grass

the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rush hour

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
<noun.plant>

Cyperus esculentus

chufa

earth almond

ground almond

rush nut

yellow nutgrass

depart in a hurry
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

rush away

rush off

jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

burst forth

leap out

rush out

sally out

sample sentences

"The attackers leapt out from the bushes"

woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States
<noun.plant>

Helianthemum scoparium

rush rose

grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
<noun.plant>

rush grass

rush-grass

done under pressure
<adj.all>   (a)

rush

rushed

sample sentences

"a rush job"

a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously
<noun.person>

rusher

someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory
<noun.person>

rusher

(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball
<noun.person>

rusher

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

rush

rushing

sample sentences

"the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

haste

hurry

rush

rushing

sample sentences

"in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
<noun.artifact>

rush candle

rushlight

resembling rush or sedge
<adj.all>

rushlike

sedgelike

abounding in rushes
<adj.all>

rushy

sample sentences

"a rushy marsh"

slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
<noun.food>

Brussels biscuit

rusk

twice-baked bread

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