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flower

Definition for flower

noun as in bloom of a plant

noun as in best, choicest part

verb as in bloom, flourish

Strongest matches

blossom, burgeon, mature, prosper, thrive, unfold

Strong matches

batten, blow, effloresce, open

Weak match

outbloom

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Example Sentences

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Fans and friends come and go, leaving flowers and tributes.

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Rare flowers spring up in Chilean desert after freak rains.

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At the moment his phone rang, he says, a single flower was in his line of vision, the same bloom in the pivotal Frankenstein scene where the monster throws a little girl into a lake.

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Go all out with the jewelry and flowers in the hair.

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A single failed auction in 1637, however, burst the world’s first recorded speculative bubble and painfully reminded investors that all the bulbs could really do was grow flowers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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