rose

See also Rose

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rəʊz/, SAMPA: /r@Uz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /roʊz/, SAMPA: /roUz/

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• Homophones: rhos, roes, rows

Noun

Singular rose

Plural roses

1. (countable) A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
2. (countable) A rose is the flower of the rose plant.

   He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

   That rose smells good!

3. (countable & uncountable) Rose is a purplish-red or pink color, like those of the flowers.

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Verb

Plain form rise

Third-person singular rises

Past tense rose

Past participle risen

Present participle rising

1. The past tense of rise.

   I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.