First Known Use: before 12th century
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1rose
2rose
noun \ˈrōz\
: a flower with a sweet smell that is usually white, yellow, red, or pink and that grows on a bush which has thorns on the stems
: a slightly purplish-pink color
Full Definition of ROSE
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a : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers having five petals in the wild state but being often double or partly double under cultivation b : the flower of a rose
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: something resembling a rose in form: as a (1) : compass card (2) : a circular card with radiating lines used in other instruments b : a rosette especially on a shoe c : rose cut
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plural : an easy or pleasant situation or task <it was not all sunshine and roses — Anthony Lewis>
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: a moderate purplish red
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: a plane curve which consists of three or more loops meeting at the origin and whose equation in polar coordinates is of the form ρ = a sin nθ or ρ = a cos nθ where n is an integer greater than zero
— rose·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— under the rose
: sub rosa
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Origin of ROSE
Middle English, from Old English, from Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhodon rose, Persian gul
3rose
adjective
Definition of ROSE
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a : containing or used for roses b : of or relating to a rose c : flavored, scented, or colored with or like roses
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: of the color rose
First Known Use of ROSE
14th century
Rose
biographical name \ˈrōz\
Definition of ROSE
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rosé
noun ro·sé \rō-ˈzā\
: wine that has a pink color
Full Definition of ROSÉ
: a light pink table wine made from red grapes by removing the skins after fermentation has begun
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Origin of ROSÉ
French
First Known Use: 1897
Rhymes with ROSÉ
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ROSE[1] Defined for Kids
1rose
Definition of ROSE for Kids
past of rise
2rose
noun \ˈrōz\
Definition of ROSE for Kids
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: a showy and usually fragrant white, yellow, pink, or red flower that grows on a prickly shrub
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: a medium pink
Medical Dictionary
rose
noun \ˈrōz\
Medical Definition of ROSE
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a : any of a genus (Rosa of the family Rosaceae, the rose family) of usually prickly shrubs with pinnate leaves and showy flowers of which some are sources of rose oil b : the flower of a rose
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