climbing rose

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noun

any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.

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Origin of climbing rose

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby climbing rose

climbing frame, climbing hydrangea, climbing iron, climbing irons, climbing perch, climbing rose, climbing wall, climb on the bandwagon, climb the walls, clime, clin.

How to use climbing rose in a sentence

He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
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Lady Rose is also rather subdued in the premiere, which is a pity.
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The seemingly endless ranks snapped to attention on command and thousands of white gloves rose in salute.
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Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
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I was on Charlie Rose recently, and in discussing Marilyn Monroe he asked, what do you think was her great appeal?
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Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
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The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
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We all rose to our feet, and he shook hands with everybody without waiting to be introduced.
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A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
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"I hope you don't think I speak always to strangers, like that," said the girl in the rose hat.
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