rushes

RUSH-iz/ˈɹʌʃɪz/

3 meanings of rushes

1
verb
Third-person singular present of rush. Use it after he, she, or it.
She rushes to school every morning to beat the bell.
He always rushes through his homework and makes mistakes.
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2
noun
Plural of rush. Use it when there is more than one rush.
The kids felt sudden rushes of excitement at the fair.
We cut some rushes near the pond to weave a mat.
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3
nounplural
The raw film footage from a shoot, before any of it has been edited.
Like all the photos on your phone before you choose which ones to keep.
The director watched the rushes after the first day of filming.
We have hours of rushes to sort through before editing begins.
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rushes is a form of rush

rush, verb: To hurry and do something very fast, sometimes too fast to do it well. Full entry

Forms: rushrushes he/she/itrushing -ing formrushed past tense, past participle
Spelling: rush → rushes: add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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