rose
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
How often you will meet it
Rank 326 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 62,233 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.030% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses also: rosebush
- pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began also: blush wine, pink wine, rose wine
- a dusty pink color also: rosiness
adjective
- of something having a dusty purplish pink color also: roseate, rosaceous the roseate glow of dawn
rose in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A wild and wrathful clamor From all the vanguard rose.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Lady Angela apparently was used to him, for she rose at once.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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A figure rose from one of the basket chairs, and came a few steps to meet us.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Each rose from a little log cabin clinging to the side of a little hollow at the head of a little creek.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1