ROSE


Meaning of ROSE in English

/ rəʊz; NAmE roʊz/ noun , adjective

—see also rise verb

■ noun

1.

[ C ] a flower with a sweet smell that grows on a bush with thorns (= sharp points) on its stems :

a bunch of red roses

a rose bush / garden

a climbing / rambling rose

2.

(also ˌrose ˈpink ) [ U ] a pink colour

3.

[ C ] a piece of metal or plastic with small holes in it that is attached to the end of a pipe or watering can so that the water comes out in a fine spray when you are watering plants

—picture at watering can

4.

= ceiling rose

IDIOMS

- be coming up roses

- put roses in sb's cheeks

- a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

—more at bed noun , smell verb

■ adjective

(also ˌrose ˈpink ) pink in colour

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English rōse , of Germanic origin, from Latin rosa ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French rose .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.