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   rose

   /rəʊz/

   noun

   • 1. a prickly bush or shrub that typically bears red, pink, yellow, or white fragrant flowers, native to north temperate regions and widely grown as an ornamental.
   • ▪ the flower of a rose bush: "he sent her a dozen red roses"
   • ▪ used in names of other plants whose flowers resemble roses, e.g. Christmas rose, rose of Sharon.
   • ▪ a rose regarded as an emblem of beauty, delicacy, or purity: "she's a rose between two thorns"
   • ▪ used to refer to favourable circumstances or ease of success: "all is not roses in the firm today"
   • 2. a stylized representation of a rose in heraldry or decoration, typically with five petals (especially as a national emblem of England): "the Tudor rose"
   • ▪ short for rose window
   • 3. a warm pink or light crimson colour: "the rose and gold of dawn"
   • ▪ used in reference to a rosy complexion: "the fresh air will soon put the roses back in her cheeks"
   • 4. a perforated cap attached to a shower, the spout of a watering can, or the end of a hose to produce a spray.
   • 5. short for compass rose

   verb

   • 1. make rosy: literary "a warm flush now rosed her hitherto blue cheeks"

   Word Origin Old Englishrōse, of Germanic origin, from Latin rosa; reinforced in Middle English by Old French rose.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rose-like adjective

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