spike-rush

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noun

any perennial plant of the temperate cyperaceous genus Eleocharis, occurring esp by ponds, and having underground stems, narrow leaves, and small flowers

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Words nearby spike-rush

spikelet, spike moss, spikenard, spike potential, spiker, spike-rush, spike-tooth harrow, spiky, spile, spiling, spill

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There is the smell here of an indecent rush for scapegoats, even before we know what really caused this crash.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He headed west in 1860 for health reasons and to join the gold rush in Colorado.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it might not only be in Britain that politicians rush to legislate.
ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

No more than three minutes later, a handful of policemen rush in and tell us to get out of the store.
The Day I Used Eric Garner’s Voice|Joshua DuBois|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus he continued to rush over the frozen sea during a considerable part of that night.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
And as he said those words he made a quick rush toward Mr. Meadow Mouse.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
They are faced by a horrid redoubt held by machine guns, and they are to rush it with the bayonet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
When he assails a calf, the cow will rush upon him, and one toss from her horns is sufficient to kill him.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
When they shall rush in unto Jacob, Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with seed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

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