onrush
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noun
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
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onrush (ˈɒnˌrʌʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a forceful forward rush or flow | |
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Onrush
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
Our civilization is largely the product of the humble toilers whose names would otherwise be forgotten in the onrush of events.
Most other national parks experienced a similar onrush of tourists and also faced deteriorating facilities.
His quotations and pictures and clips and drawings and paintings give density and meaning to the blind onrush that life can be.
So sudden was the onrush of the waters that hundreds barely escaped with their lives.
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