rose

From Wiktionary

See also Rose

Contents 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Homophones 2 Noun 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /rəʊz/, SAMPA: /r@Uz/
• (US) IPA: /roʊz/, SAMPA: /roUz/
•  Audio (UK)^{help, file}

[change] Homophones

• rhos
• roes
• rows

[change] Noun

Singular rose

Plural roses

1. A kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
2. The flower of the rose plant.

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

   That rose smells good!

[change] 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.