/ 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
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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 .