rose
adjective
/rəʊz/
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- 1dark pink in colourSynonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst
rose
adjective
/roʊz/
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- 1dark pink in colorSynonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst
rose
noun
/rəʊz/
Word Forms
| singular | rose |
| plural | roses |
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- 1countable a flower that has a sweet smell and thorns (=sharp pieces) on its stem
a bunch of red roses
a rose garden
Synonyms and related wordsFlowers and flowering plantsalfalfaamaryllisanemone- 1a
rose
ora bush that produces rosesrose bush
Synonyms and related wordsNames of bushes and shrubsazaleablackthornbroom
See alsobed - 2uncountable a dark pink colourSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
- 3countable a circular piece with a lot of small holes that is put on the end of a hose or watering canSynonyms and related wordsParts of toolsattachmentbitblade
- 4
there is no rose without a thorn
used to say that a seemingly beneficial situation might have its pitfallsRebecca took the setback in her stride as she realised that there was no rose without a thorn.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
phrases
rose
/rəʊz/
the past tense of rise
Synonyms and related words
Irregular past tenses
arose
ate
awoke
rose
noun
/roʊz/
Word Forms
| singular | rose |
| plural | roses |
© Alexander Porter C/Image Source/Getty Images
© Sol Vazquez Cantero/EyeEm/Getty Images
© Macmillan Education Limited
© ImageSource
- 1countable a flower that has a sweet smell and thorns (=sharp pieces) on its stem
a bunch of red roses
a rose garden
Synonyms and related wordsFlowers and flowering plantsalfalfaamaryllisanemone- 1a
rose
ora bush that produces rosesrose bush
Synonyms and related wordsNames of bushes and shrubsazaleablackthornbroom
See alsobed - 2uncountable a dark pink colorSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
- 3countable a circular piece with a lot of small holes that is put on the end of a hose or watering canSynonyms and related wordsParts of toolsattachmentbitblade
- 4
there is no rose without a thorn
used to say that a seemingly beneficial situation might have its pitfallsRebecca took the setback in her stride as she realised that there was no rose without a thorn.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
phrases
rose
/roʊz/
the past tense of rise
Synonyms and related words
Irregular past tenses
arose
ate
awoke
- a safe pair of hands
- asafetida
- asafoetida
- (as) a last resort
- as all get-out
- as always
- as a matter of fact
- as a matter of routine/course
- as a matter of urgency/priority
- as american as apple pie
- asana
- asap
- as a person
- as appropriate
- as a rule
- as...as anything
- as...as the next person/guy/man/woman etc.
- as...as the next person/man/woman etc
- as...as usual/possible/necessary/expected
- as a whole
- asbestos
- asbo
- (as) bold as brass
- a scale model/drawing etc
- a scale model/drawing etc.