flowernoun [ C ]
uk/flaʊər/us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/A1 the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that produces these:
wild flowers
to pick flowers
a bunch/bouquet of flowers
cut/dried flowers
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- They've got some beautiful flower beds in their garden.
- She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.
- These flowers are brightly coloured in order to attract butterflies.
- The flowers at the annual flower show were a beautiful sight.
- These flowers will bloom all through the summer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- blossom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- ear
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- photosynthesis
- rosebud
- sepal
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Idiom(s)
the flower of sth
in flower
in the flower of sb's youth
flowerverb [ I ]
uk/flaʊər/us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/flower verb [ I ] (DEVELOP)
literary to develop completely and become obvious:
Her talent flowered during her later years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making progress and advancing
- a step forward idiom
- advance
- advancement
- ahead
- be cooking idiom
- betterment
- develop
- go great guns idiom
- graduate
- grow
- grow into sb/sth
- grow out of sth
- have come a long way idiom
- rise
- shape
- simmer
- speciation
- spread your wings idiom
- steer a course/path idiom
- step
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flower verb [ I ] (PLANT)
to produce flowers:
When does this plant flower?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- blossom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- ear
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- photosynthesis
- rosebud
- sepal
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