Rose Definition

rōz

rosed, roses, rosing

noun

roses

A member of the rose family.

American Heritage

Any of a genus (Rosa) of shrubs of the rose family, characterized by prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and fragrant flowers with five petals that are usually white, yellow, or, often specif., red or pink.

Webster's New World

The flower of any of these plants.

Webster's New World

Any of several similar or related plants.

Webster's New World

Pinkish red or purplish red.

Webster's New World

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adjective

Of or having to do with a rose or roses.

Webster's New World

Relating to, containing, or used for roses.

American Heritage

Rose-colored.

Webster's New World

Scented or flavored with or as if with roses.

American Heritage

Rose-scented.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
rosaceous
roseate

verb

Rise.

Webster's New World

To make rose-colored; specif., to flush (the cheeks, etc.)

Webster's New World

(poetic) To perfume, as with roses.

Wiktionary

Simple past tense of rise.

Wiktionary

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pronoun

A female given name.

Wiktionary

A surname.

Wiktionary

idiom

come up roses

To result favorably or successfully:
Those were difficult times but now everything's coming up roses.

American Heritage

under the rose

Sub rosa.

American Heritage

come up roses

to turn out very well

Webster's New World

under the rose

sub rosa

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rose

Noun

Singular:

rose

Plural:

Ross¹, roses

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rose

Origin of Rose

From Old English rōse, from Latin rosa, from Oscan, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon) (Aeolic ϝρόδον (wródon)), from Old Persian *wá¹›da- (“flower") (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (varǝδa-), Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr, late Middle Persian gwl (gul), Persian Ú¯Ù„ (gul), and Middle Iranian borrowings including Old Armenian Õ¾Õ¡Ö€Õ¤ (vard), Aramaic וַרְדָּא (wardā) / ܘܪܕܐ (wardā), Arabic وَرْدَة (warda(t)), Hebrew וֶרֶד (wéreḏ)), from Proto-Indo-European *wrÌ¥dÊ°os (“sweetbriar") (compare Old English word (“thornbush"), Latin rubus (“bramble"), Albanian hurdhe (“ivy")). Possibly ultimately a derivation from a verb for "to grow" only attested in Indo-Iranian (*Hwardh-, compare Sanskrit vardh-, with relatives in Avestan).

From Wiktionary
The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.

From Wiktionary
French (vin) rosé pink (wine) from Old French from rose rose rose¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English from Latin rosa

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French rosé (“pinkish").

From Wiktionary
From rise.

From Wiktionary