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单词 onrush
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onrush

She felt an onrush of tenderness, mixed with amazement and a small serving of guilt.He grabbed at her, but the onrush was too strong: it carried her past him and broke with an explosive crash against the concrete pier.Stronger than the real Rianna, strong as the undertow of the tide, as the onrush of the wave.
(noun) 
Definition
a forceful forward rush or flow
Synonyms
surge
The bridge was destroyed in a tidal surge during a storm.
charge
He led the cavalry charge from the front.
push (informal)
All that was needed was one final push, and the enemy would be vanquished once and for all.
flow
watching the quiet flow of the olive-green water
rush
Throw something noisy and feign a rush at him.
flood
She broke into a flood of tears.
stream
a continuous stream of lava
onset
onslaught
a military onslaught against the rebels
stampede
There was a stampede for the exit.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of charge
Definition
an onrush or attack
He led the cavalry charge from the front.
Synonyms
attack,
rush,
assault,
onset,
onslaught,
stampede,
sortie
in the sense of flood
Definition
a large amount
She broke into a flood of tears.
Synonyms
outpouring,
rush,
stream,
surge,
torrent
in the sense of flow
Definition
the act, rate, or manner of flowing
watching the quiet flow of the olive-green water
Synonyms
stream,
current,
movement,
motion,
course,
issue,
flood,
drift,
tide,
spate,
gush,
flux,
outpouring,
outflow,
undertow,
tideway

Nearby words of
onrush

  • onlooker
  • only
  • onomatopoeic
  • onrush
  • onset
  • onslaught
  • onus

Synonyms of 'onrush'

onrush

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of onset
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
assault,
onslaught,
onrush
in the sense of onslaught
Definition
a violent attack
a military onslaught against the rebels
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
campaign,
strike,
rush,
assault,
raid,
invasion,
offensive,
blitz,
onset,
foray,
incursion,
onrush,
inroad
in the sense of push
Definition
a special effort to achieve something
All that was needed was one final push, and the enemy would be vanquished once and for all.
Synonyms
effort,
charge,
attack,
campaign,
advance,
assault,
raid,
offensive,
sally,
thrust,
blitz,
onset
in the sense of rush
Throw something noisy and feign a rush at him.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
push (informal),
storm,
assault,
surge,
onslaught
in the sense of stampede
Definition
a sudden rush of frightened animals or of a crowd
There was a stampede for the exit.
Synonyms
rush,
charge,
flight,
scattering,
rout
in the sense of stream
Definition
any steady flow of water or other liquid
a continuous stream of lava
Synonyms
flow,
current,
rush,
run,
course,
drift,
surge,
tide,
torrent,
outpouring,
tideway
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