imp. of rise.
2. rose ·vt to perfume, as with roses.
3. rose ·impf of rise.
4. rose ·noun a diamond. ·see rose diamond, below.
5. rose ·noun the color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
6. rose ·noun the erysipelas.
7. rose ·noun a rose window. ·see rose window, below.
8. rose ·noun a knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, ·esp. one worn on a shoe.
9. rose ·vt to render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.
10. rose ·noun the card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
11. rose ·noun a flower and shrub of any species of the genus rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere.
12. rose ·noun a perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, ·etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.