rose garden
A garden devoted primarily to roses.
rose
UK /ɹəʊz/ US /ɹoʊz/
noun 8name 5verb 2adj 1
Collocations
13(noun.)
ADJ
deep pink, red, yellow, etc. | early, late | climbing, rambler, rambling, shrub | long-stemmed | scented
fresh
The florist arranged fresh roses for the wedding ceremony this morning.
wild
ROSE + NOUN
garden | bed | bush | petals | bowl
PHRASES
a bed of roses, the scent/smell of a rose
Definitions
noun
1
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
2
A flower of the rose plant.
Iu. 'Tis but thy name that is my Enemy: Thou art thy ſelfe... What's in a name? That which we call a Roſe, By any other word would ſmell as ſweete...
1794, Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose:" O my Luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in june...
3
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
4
Something resembling a rose flower, such as a compass rose.
5
A bouquet of circles.
verb
1
To make rose-colored; to redden or flush.
A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty.
2
To perfume, as with roses.
the very nape of her white neck Was rosed with indignation
adj
1
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
stem the rose
To have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).
You guys wasn't gettin’ paid to leave the dogs to babysit the sheep while you stemmed the rose. Now get the hell out of my trailer.
smell like a rose
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
come out smelling like a rose
under the rose
In secret; secretly, privately.
‘If you become the purchaser of the East Lynne estate, Mr Carlyle, it must be under the rose.’
bloom is off the rose
The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.
The matter was clear as daylight, and would be disposed of in half an hour or so; but during that half-hour he, Soames, would go down to hell; and after that half-hour all bearers
Example Bank
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Iu. 'Tis but thy name that is my Enemy: Thou art thy ſelfe... What's in a name? That which we call a Roſe, By any other word would ſmell as ſweete...
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1794, Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose:" O my Luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in june...
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Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
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A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty.
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the very nape of her white neck Was rosed with indignation
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Celia: Therefore, my sweet Rose, my dear Rose, be merry. Rosalind. From henceforth I will, coz, and devise sports.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, rose is marked as informal, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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