rose

[ rohz ]

/ roʊz /

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noun

any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.Compare rose family.

any of various related or similar plants.

the flower of any such shrub, of a red, pink, white, or yellow color.

the traditional reddish color of this flower, variously a purplish red, pinkish red, or light crimson.

an ornament shaped like or suggesting this flower.

a pink or pinkish-red color in the cheek.

rose window.

Heraldry. a representation of a wild rose with five petals, usually seeded and barbed in a symmetrical design and used especially as the cadency mark of a seventh son.

any of various diagrams showing directions radiating from a common center, as a compass card or wind rose.

Jewelry.

an obsolete gem style or cut, flat on the bottom and having an upper side with from 12, or fewer, to 32 triangular facets.
a gem with this cut.

a perforated cap or plate, as at the end of a pipe or the spout of a watering pot, to break a flow of water into a spray.

an ornamental plate or socket surrounding the shaft of a doorknob at the face of a door.

Mathematics. a plane polar curve consisting of three or more equal loops that meet at the origin. Equation: r = a sin(nθ) or r = a cos(nθ).

adjective

of the color rose.

for, containing, or growing roses: a rose garden.

scented like a rose.

verb (used with object), rosed, ros·ing.

to make rose-colored.

to flush (the face, cheeks, etc.).

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Idioms about rose

come out smelling like a rose, to escape negative consequences, especially to find one’s good reputation unaffected by a bad situation or scandalous association.

come up roses, to turn out all right; result in success, glory, or profit: Despite setbacks, things should come up roses in the long run.

Origin of rose

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English rōse, from Latin rosa; possibly via Etruscan ruze, rusi, a noun of uncertain meaning, from Greek rhodéa “rosebush,” from rhódon “rose”

OTHER WORDS FROM rose

rose·less, adjectiverose·like, adjective

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rose²

[ rohz ]

/ roʊz /

verb

simple past tense of rise.

Nonstandard. a past participle of rise.

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Rose

[ rohz ]

/ roʊz /

noun

Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.

Peter Edward "Pete"; "Charlie Hustle", born 1941, U.S. baseball player.

Mount, a mountain in W Nevada, the highest in the Carson Range. 10,778 feet (3,285 meters).

a female given name.

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rosé

[ roh-zey ]

/ roʊˈzeɪ /

noun

a pale pink wine resembling white wine in taste, made from red grapes by removing the skins from the must before fermentation is completed.

Also called blush, blush wine .

Origin of rosé

First recorded in 1425–75; from French: literally, “pink”; the variant blush wine first recorded in 1980–85

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How to use 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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The seemingly endless ranks snapped to attention on command and thousands of white gloves rose in salute.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for rose (1 of 3)

rose¹

/ (rəʊz) /

noun

any shrub or climbing plant of the rosaceous genus Rosa, typically having prickly stems, compound leaves, and fragrant flowers
(in combination)rosebush; rosetree

the flower of any of these plants

any of various similar plants, such as the rockrose and Christmas rose

a moderate purplish-red colour; purplish pink
(as adjective)rose paint

a rose, or a representation of one, as the national emblem of England

jewellery

a cut for a diamond or other gemstone, having a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
a gem so cut

a perforated cap fitted to the spout of a watering can or the end of a hose, causing the water to issue in a spray

a design or decoration shaped like a rose; rosette

Also called: ceiling rose electrical engineering a circular boss attached to a ceiling through which the flexible lead of an electric-light fitting passes

history See red rose, white rose

bed of roses a situation of comfort or ease

under the rose in secret; privately; sub rosa

verb

(tr) to make rose-coloured; cause to blush or redden

Derived forms of rose

roselike, adjective

Word Origin for rose

Old English, from Latin rosa, probably from Greek rhodon rose

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rose²

/ (rəʊz) /

verb

the past tense of rise

British Dictionary definitions for rose (3 of 3)

rosé

/ (ˈrəʊzeɪ) /

noun

any pink wine, made either by removing the skins of red grapes after only a little colour has been extracted or by mixing red and white wines

Word Origin for rosé

C19: from French, literally: pink, from Latin rosa rose 1

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