gusher

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Nature insists upon compensations When you meet a real gusher--one born to gush--you can just throw all bounds of probability aside and say the first thing that comes into your head, sure that it will meet with an appreciative burst of enthusiasm, for your true gusher is nothing if she is not enthusiastic.

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  1. noun One that gushes, especially an abundantly flowing gas or oil well.

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  • “Sit down,” she ordered as she rose like a gusher to her full six feet of height. —  VC Andrews - Broken Wings
  • She was a born gusher, had fawned continuously on the Monsignor, and now swigged her sixth martini like medicine, grimacing as it took effect. —  The Great California Game—Lovejoy—Jonathan Gash
  • She was a gusher, and she embarrassed him easily However, she wore a grey frock, and a pinkish handkerchief might be an accessory for grey; he had seen a pink feminine handkerchief somewhere, he half believed, but could not recall exactly who had carried it THE front hall had every light blazing. —  165 - The Devil Is Jones
  • The high pressure of the gusher was due to the underground water pressure coming from the adjacent aquifer. —  Frugal In Virginia
  • This would save water over gusher-showers, but would also give people a degree of control over how much water they want to save. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
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