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1 flourish
n. vigör; blomstring; prål; elegant sväng; fanfar--------v. svinga, svänga; blomstra, frodas, reda sig lysande* * *1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) frodas2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blom-stra, gå lysande3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) svinga2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) snirkel, släng2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sväng, svepande rörelse, svängning3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfar• -
2 bloom
n. blomma; blomstringstid; glöd; stoft, tunn beläggning--------v. blomma, stå i full blom; glöda, se strålande ut* * *[blu:m] 1. noun1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) blomma2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) blom3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) i blomman av, blomstring2. verb(to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) blomma -
3 blossom
n. blomning, knoppning, blomstring--------v. slå ut i blom, blomma; blomstra* * *['blosəm] 1. noun(flowers, especially of a fruit tree: beautiful blossom; apple blossom.) blomma, blom, blomning2. verb1) (to develop flowers: My plant has blossomed.) blomma, slå ut i blom2) (to flourish: She blossomed into a beautiful woman.) blomma upp, utvecklas till•
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Flourish — Flour ish, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flourish — Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flourish — (v.) c.1300, to blossom, grow, from O.Fr. floriss , stem of florir blossom, flower, bloom, flourish, from L. florere to bloom, blossom, flower, figuratively to flourish, be prosperous, from flos a flower (see FLORA (Cf. flora)). Metaphoric sense… … Etymology dictionary
flourish — [n] curlicue, decoration curl, embellishment, furbelow, garnish, ornamentation, plume, quirk, spiral, sweep, twist; concepts 259,284 flourish [v1] grow, prosper amplify, arrive, augment, batten, bear fruit, be on top of heap*, bloom, blossom,… … New thesaurus
Flourish — Flour ish, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flourish — flour‧ish [ˈflʌrɪʆ ǁ ˈflɜːr ] verb [intransitive] if a business or industry flourishes, it is very successful and makes a profit: • The economy is booming and many small businesses are flourishing. * * * flourish UK US /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ verb [I] ► to be… … Financial and business terms
flourish — index brandish, display, flaunt, gain, germinate, increase, pretense (ostentation), proliferate … Law dictionary
flourish — vb 1 *succeed, prosper, thrive Analogous words: bloom, flower, *blossom, blow: increase, augment, multiply: *expand, amplify Antonyms: languish Contrasted words: *wither, shrivel: shrink, Contract: ebb, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flourish — ► VERB 1) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way. 2) be working or at the height of one s career during a specified period. 3) wave about dramatically. ► NOUN 1) a bold or extravagant gesture or action. 2) an ornamental flowing curve in… … English terms dictionary
flourish — [flʉr′ish] vi. [ME florishen < extended stem of OFr florir, to blossom < LL * florire < L florere < flos, FLOWER] 1. Obs. to blossom 2. to grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper 3. to be at the peak of development, activity,… … English World dictionary
flourish — 01. Business has [flourished] since we started advertising on the Internet. 02. Victoria is quickly becoming a [flourishing] center for bicycle tourism. 03. Our roses are really [flourishing] in this nice weather. 04. The actress threw her scarf… … Grammatical examples in English
