Difference between Rush and Flush

What is the difference between Rush and Flush?

Rush as a noun is any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus juncus having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers. while Flush as a noun is a cleansing with plenty of fluid.

Rush

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Juncus having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers. The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. A sudden forward motion. A surge. General haste. A rapid, noisy flow. A sudden attack; an onslaught. The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play. A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant. A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. To flow rapidly or noisily. To dribble rapidly. To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play. To cause to move or act with unusual haste. To make a swift or sudden attack. To swiftly attach to without warning. To transport or carry quickly.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A dialect of the language PL/1.

Example sentence: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

Flush

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A cleansing with plenty of fluid.Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.wealthy or well off.Short for flush left and right; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water.To cause to take flight from concealment.To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance.To take suddenly to flight, esp. from cover.(Toilets only) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.(Computer Science) To clear a buffer of its contents.

Example sentence: When you look at the actual data on technological innovation, one thing you see is that what I call the 'low-hanging fruit' has been exhausted. So radio, flush toilets, electricity, and automobiles - a lot of very basic inventions - have spread to almost all households.

We hope you now know whether to use Rush or Flush in your sentence.

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