rose

[ rohz ]

/ roʊz /

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.).

Idioms for rose

come up roses, Informal. 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

before 900; Middle English; Old English rōse < Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhódon (see rhododendron)

OTHER WORDS FROM rose

rose·less, adjective rose·like, adjective

Words nearby rose

roscian, roscius, roscoe, roscoelite, roscommon, rose, rose acacia, rose aphid, rose apple, rose beetle, rose bengal

British Dictionary definitions for come up roses (1 of 3)

rose ¹

/ (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

British Dictionary definitions for come up roses (2 of 3)

rose ²

/ (rəʊz) /

verb

the past tense of rise

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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

Idioms and Phrases with come up roses (1 of 2)

come up roses

Turn out extremely well, as in I had my doubts about this project, but now it's coming up roses. [Slang; c. 1960]

come up smelling like roses. Emerge untarnished from a difficult situation, have no stain on one's character, as in He was suspended for a month but still came up smelling like roses. Eric Partridge believed this usage originally was fall into shit and come up smelling like roses, but the vulgar initial phrase is now generally omitted. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with come up roses (2 of 2)

rose

see bed of roses; come up roses; see through rose-colored glasses.

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rose

noun

adjective

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

Idioms for rose

Origin of rose

OTHER WORDS FROM rose

Words nearby rose

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verb

Derived forms of rose

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Word Origin for rosé

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rose

noun

adjective

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

Idioms for rose

Origin of rose

OTHER WORDS FROM rose

Words nearby rose

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Derived forms of rose

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Word Origin for rosé

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