sudden efflux or outflow

  • 1outflow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. effluence, efflux, outpouring, issue, effusion, escape. See egress, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. effluence, flow, outpouring, discharge, current, drainage, movement of tide; see also ebb , flow .… …

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  • 2efflux — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sudden or rapid flowing outward: gush, outflow, outpour, outpouring, spate. See MOVE …

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  • 3gush — I. v. n. 1. Spout out, burst forth, rush forth (as a liquid), flow out suddenly. 2. Sentimentalize, be over effusive, be carried away by feeling. II. n. 1. Rush (as of a liquid), sudden efflux or outflow. 2. Effusive sentiment, sentimentalism,… …

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  • 4outpouring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. effusion, spate, flood. See sufficiency, sensibility, water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. overflow, emission, drainage; see ebb , flow . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sudden or rapid flowing outward:… …

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  • 5spate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. freshet, storm. See water. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. flood, deluge, outpouring, overflow, downpour, freshet, inundation, heavy rain, cloudburst. ANT.: drought III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 …

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  • 6outpour — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sudden or rapid flowing outward: efflux, gush, outflow, outpouring, spate. See MOVE …

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  • 7nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… …

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  • 8gush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pour, flow, jet, spurt; effuse, issue, emit, spout. See egress, water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jet, spray, spout; see fountain 2 . v. 1. [To spout] Syn. pour, well, spew; see flow 2 . 2. [To emit… …

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