BULRUSH Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word bulrush. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word bulrush. (close relations)

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	cattail				verb, nounv, n
	noun • tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
	reed				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
	rush				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

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