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
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English rōse<Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhódon (see rhododendron)
OTHER WORDS FROM rose
roseless,adjectiveroselike,adjective
Words nearby rose
Roscian, Roscius, roscoe, roscoelite, Roscommon, rose, rose acacia, Roseanna, rose aphid, rose apple, roseate
Definition for rose (2 of 4)
rose2
[ rohz ]
/ roʊz /
verb
simple past tense of rise.
Nonstandard. a past participle of rise.
Definition for rose (3 of 4)
Rose
[ rohz ]
/ roʊz /
noun
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
Peter Edward"Pete";"Charlie Hustle", born 1941, U.S. baseball player.
Mount,a mountain in W Nevada, the highest in the Carson Range. 10,778 feet (3,285 meters).
a female given name.
Definition for rose (4 of 4)
rosé
[ roh-zey ]
/ roʊˈzeɪ /
noun
a pale pink wine resembling white wine in taste, made from red grapes by removing the skins from the must before fermentation is completed.
Also called blush,blush wine .
Origin of rosé
First recorded in 1425–75; from French: literally, “pink”; the variant blush wine first recorded in 1980–85
It boasts thousands of rose bushes, plus perennial flower gardens and herbs.
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Rose says that when the company begins autonomous cargo flights, its aircraft will have a human pilot monitoring them from a ground control station and talking to air traffic control.
Cessna makes history by taking off and landing with no one aboard. Here’s how|Jeremy Kahn|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Rose says the company’s ultimate goal is to fly passengers autonomously too, but getting FAA approval to do so will take more time—and probably will require additional rule-making by the agency.
Cessna makes history by taking off and landing with no one aboard. Here’s how|Jeremy Kahn|August 26, 2020|Fortune
That’s because Google is the processor of the data and publishers are the data controllers who are primarily responsible for what happens to the data that’s being processed, Rose added.
WTF…are standard contractual clauses|Lara O'Reilly|August 7, 2020|Digiday
Observer Media, for example, will produce between 70 and 80 virtual events this year, up from the 20 in-person events it had scheduled for 2020, Rose said.
Lack of events revenue squeezes B2B media, forcing virtual volume — and innovation|Max Willens|August 4, 2020|Digiday
He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cry that rose up into the night signaled a moral indictment no matter what the grand jury had said.
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Available at Rose Fitzgerald Kane, $55 With this bag, your little one may just be the cutest in the class.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Angelina Jolie in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since the beginning of the decade, the Badgers have reached the Rose Bowl three times and have perennially been in the Top-25.
How The University of Wisconsin Badgers Are Bucking the Big Ten Ticket Flop|Brian Weidy|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And how investor confidence would fall drastically each time Rousseff rose in the polls.
What Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Can Teach Hillary Clinton|Heather Arnet|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shaughnessy, with a haggard glance at the motionless form on the floor, rose and walked uncertainly to an easy chair.
The Lash|Olin L. Lyman
But when they rose Michael signed to his cousin to go on, and planted himself firmly in the path to the door.
Michael|E. F. Benson
Lady Cecilia rose from the bed, advanced towards the mirror, and smoothed her hair.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
The tracery of a rose window over the door of the North aisle, is gone, and perhaps it is difficult to decide what it meant.
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Fortunately the day had been remarkably cool, almost cold, the thermometer only rose to 80° in the shade.
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British Dictionary definitions for rose (1 of 3)
rose1
/ (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 roseelectrical engineeringa 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 rosesa situation of comfort or ease
under the rosein 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 rose (2 of 3)
rose2
/ (rəʊz) /
verb
the past tense of rise
British Dictionary definitions for rose (3 of 3)
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 rosarose1