rose
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
Noun 4 meanings
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
A flower of the rose plant.
“1794, Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose:" O my Luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in june...”
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
Something resembling a rose flower, such as a compass rose.
Verb 2 meanings
To make rose-colored; to redden or flush.
To perfume, as with roses.
Adjective 1 meaning
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.
Etymology
From Middle English rose, roose, from Old English rōse, but with its vowel influenced by Old French rose, both from Latin rosa.
ROSE at a glance
ROSE has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,569 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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