browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
rose |
9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rose \Rose\, imp. of {Rise}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda and perhaps to E. wort: cf F. rose, from the Latin. Cf {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha. 3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below. 4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also a strainer at the foot of a pump. 5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison. 6. The card of the mariner's compass; also a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below. {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc See under {Cabbage}, {China}, etc {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}. {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}. {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}. {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. {Rose beetle}. (Zo["o]l.) a A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes apple trees, grapevines, etc Called also {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}. b The European chafer. {Rose bug}. (Zo["o]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}. {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}. {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose chafer}. (Zo["o]l.) a A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is often very injurious to rosebushes -- called also {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}. b The rose beetle a . {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See {Hay fever}, under {Hay}. {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rose \Rose\, v. t. 1. To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Poetic] ``A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty.'' --Shak. 2. To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rise \Rise\, v. i. [imp. {Rose}; p. p. {Risen}; p. pr & vb n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS r[=i]san, D. rijzen OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan G. reise journey. CF {Arise}, {Raise}, {Rear}, v.] 1. To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up Specifically: a To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait. b To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like c To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as a bullet rises in the air. d To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as this elm rises to the height of seventy feet. e To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer. f To become erect; to assume an upright position; as to rise from a chair or from a fall. g To leave one's bed; to arise; as to rise early. He that would thrive, must rise by five --Old Proverb. h To tower up to be heaved up as the Alps rise far above the sea. i To slope upward; as a path, a line or surface rises in this direction. ``A rising ground.'' --Dryden. j To retire; to give up a siege. He rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. --Knolles. k To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like 2. To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically: a To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like ``He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good.'' --Matt. v. 45. b To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore. c To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower. d To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as rivers rise in lakes or springs. A scepter shall rise out of Israel. --Num. xxiv. 17. Honor and shame from no condition rise. --Pope. 3. To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax. Specifically: a To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence of passion. ``High winde . . . began to rise, high passions -- anger, hate.'' --Milton. b To become of higher value; to increase in price. Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce. --Locke. c To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like d To increase in intensity; -- said of heat. e To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. f To increase in amount; to enlarge; as his expenses rose beyond his expectations. 4. In various figurative senses Specifically: a To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel. At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection. --Milton. No more shall nation against nation rise. --Pope. b To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. --Shak. c To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest. d To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur. A thought rose in me which often perplexes men of contemplative natures. --Spectator. e To come to offer itself There chanced to the prince's hand to rise An ancient book. --Spenser. 5. To ascend from the grave; to come to life. But now is Christ risen from the dead. --1. Cor. xv 20. 6. To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as the committee rose after agreeing to the report. It was near nine . . . before the House rose. --Macaulay. 7. To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as to rise a tone or semitone. 8. (Print.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type -- said of a form Syn: To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale. Usage: {Rise}, {Appreciate}. Some in America use the word appreciate for ``rise in value;'' as stocks appreciate, money appreciates, etc This use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there It is undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so entirely different. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rose adj : having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn" [syn: {roseate}, {rosaceous}] n 1: any of many plants of the genus Rosa 2: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine}, {rose wine}] 3: a dusty pink color From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Rose, NE Zip code(s): 68772 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: ROSE {Remote Operations Service Element} From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Rose Many varieties of the rose proper are indigenous to Syria. The famed rose of Damascus is white, but there are also red and yellow roses. In Cant. 2:1 and Isa. 35:1 the Hebrew word _habatstseleth_ (found only in these passages), rendered rose" (R.V. marg., "autumn crocus"), is supposed by some to mean the oleander, by others the sweet-scented narcissus (a native of Palestine), the tulip, or the daisy; but nothing definite can be affirmed regarding it The "rose of Sharon" is probably the cistus or rock-rose, several species of which abound in Palestine. "Mount Carmel especially abounds in the cistus, which in April covers some of the barer parts of the mountain with a glow not inferior to that of the Scottish heather." (See {MYRRH} [2].) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: ROSE Remote Operations Service Element (OSI, RPC)
more about rose
This work is licensed under a
