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| rose [ rōz ] |
noun (plural ros·es) |
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1. prickly bush with ornamental flowers: a prickly bush with compound leaves that is cultivated in many varieties and hybrids for its flowers. Genus Rosa.
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2. flower of rose: a flower of the rose. Roses are usually red, pink, yellow, or white and are often fragrant. The wild rose has five petals, but cultivated varieties are usually double or partly double.
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3. plant similar to rose: a member of the family of flowering plants that includes the rose, or a plant that resembles it, especially in having similar flowers. Family Rosaceae.
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4. reddish color: a reddish pink color
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5. ornament resembling rose: a representation of a rose flower as an emblem or decoration, or an ornament or design resembling a rose flower
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6. sprinkler nozzle: a perforated nozzle on a watering can or hose for producing a spray
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7. handicraft manufacturing
Same as rose cut
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8. minerals form of mineral: a mineral form that is round and resembles a rose
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9. geography
Same as compass card
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plural noun ros·es |
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1. pink coloring: pink coloration, especially in the cheeks
  a baby with roses in his cheeks
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2. easy circumstances: favorable, comfortable, or easy circumstances
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informal
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She thinks the exam will be roses, but is she ever wrong!
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adjective |
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1. reddish pink: of a reddish pink color
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2. having or resembling roses: containing or resembling rose plants or blossoms, or smelling like rose blossoms
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3. relating to roses: relating to or used for roses
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| [ Old English rōse, via Germanic < Latin rosa, probably < Greek rhodon< Iranian] |
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everything's coming up roses everything is going very well (informal)
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