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rose
/ɹoʊz/
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What does rose mean?
noun
- A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
- A flower of the rose plant.
- A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
More meanings (29)
noun
- Something resembling a rose flower, such as a compass rose.
- A bouquet of circles.
- The rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed.
- A nontraditional tincture in Canadian heraldry, corresponding to pink.
- A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers.
- A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.
- The usually circular base of a light socket in the ceiling, from which the fitting or chandelier is suspended.
- Any of various large, red-bodied, papilionid butterflies of the genus Pachliopta.
- Any of various flower-like polar graphs of sinusoids or their squares.
- A graph with only one vertex.
- A fairy chess piece that can make knight moves in a circular path.
- A type of sex toy shaped like a rose.
- Alternative spelling of rosé.
- (informal) A regional contestant in the annual Rose of Tralee contest.
- (informal) The winner of that year's contest.
verb
- To make rose-colored; to redden or flush.
- To perfume, as with roses.
- simple past of rise
- past participle of rise
adjective
- Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.
proper noun
- A female given name from Germanic.
- A surname from Middle English.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Nebraska.
- A town and hamlet therein, in Wayne County, New York.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, including in Illinois, Michigan (2), Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Rose Township.
- A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7754).
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IPA pronunciation
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Peter could be exceeding polite also, having learned the grand manner at fairy ceremonies, and he rose and bowed to her beautifully.
Wunsch rose from the stool and began to button his wadded jacket, preparing to return to his half-heated room in the loft.
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Mr. Irving rose and went to the window, looking out on a great, golden, billowing sea where a wild wind was harping.
As I rose to my feet I glanced hurriedly about the chamber in which I had just encountered such a warm reception.
The tempest rose higher and higher, and presently the sail tore loose from its fastenings and went winging away on the blast.