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inrush

Pronunciation:  'in`rush

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 Definition: [n]  an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort"
 
 Synonyms: inpour, inpouring
 
 See Also: inflow, influx

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \In"rush`\, n.
    A rush inwards; as, the inrush of the tide. --G. Eliot.
    
    
  2. \In*rush"\, v. i.
    To rush in. [Obs.] --Holland.
    
    
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: affluence, afflux, affluxion, air current, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, fall wind, flow in, flow of air, following wind, head wind, indraft, indrawing, inflood, inflooding, inflow, influx, influxion, inhalation, inpour, inpouring, inrun, inspiration, jetstream, katabatic wind, monsoon, movement of air, pour in, stream, stream of air, tail wind, undercurrent, updraft, wind
 

 

 

 

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