rose

Universal Words noun, adjective-see also RISEv. noun 1 [C] a flower with a sweet smell that grows on a bush with THORNS (= sharp pointed growths) on its stems. There are many different types of rose: a bunch of red roses * a rose bush / garden * a climbing / rambling rose 2 (also rose pink) [U] a pink colour 3 [C] a piece of metal or plastic with small holes in it that is attached to the end of a pipe or WATERINGCAN so that the water comes out in a fine spray when you are watering plants 4 = CEILINGROSE IDIOMS be coming up roses (informal) (of a situation) to be developing in a successful way: Everything's coming up roses! put roses in sb's cheeks (BrE, informal) to make sb look healthy moreatBEDn., SMELLv. adjective (also rose pink) pink in colour: The walls were rose pink. noun [U,C] (from French) a light pink wine: a bottle of rose * an excellent rose compareREDWINE, WHITEWINE