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ALL meanings of flourish

flour·ish
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  • intransitive verb flourish animals, crops: thrive 1
  • intransitive verb flourish prosper, develop well 1
  • intransitive verb flourish sb: be successful 1
  • noun flourish speech, writing: embellishment 1
  • noun flourish theatrical gesture 1
  • noun flourish music: embellishment 1
  • transitive verb flourish brandish 1
  • noun flourish A bold or extravagant gesture or action, made esp. to attract the attention of others. 1
  • verb without object flourish to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished. 1
  • verb without object flourish to be in its or in one's prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence, etc. 1
  • verb without object flourish to be successful; prosper. 1
  • verb without object flourish to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth, as a plant. 1
  • verb without object flourish to make dramatic, sweeping gestures: Flourish more when you act out the king's great death scene. 1
  • verb without object flourish to add embellishments and ornamental lines to writing, letters, etc. 1
  • verb without object flourish to sound a trumpet call or fanfare. 1
  • verb with object flourish to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with: a conductor flourishing his baton for the crescendo. 1
  • verb with object flourish to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines. 1
  • noun flourish an act or instance of brandishing. 1
  • noun flourish an ostentatious display. 1
  • noun flourish a decoration or embellishment, especially in writing: He added a few flourishes to his signature. 1
  • noun flourish Rhetoric. a parade of fine language; an expression used merely for effect. 1
  • noun flourish a trumpet call or fanfare. 1
  • noun flourish a condition or period of thriving: in full flourish. 1
  • noun flourish A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag. 0
  • noun flourish An ornamentation. 0
  • noun flourish (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare. 0
  • noun flourish (architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To thrive or grow well. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To prosper or fare well. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To be in a period of greatest influence. 0
  • verb flourish (Transitive Verb) To develop; to make thrive; to expand. 0
  • verb flourish (Transitive Verb) To make bold, sweeping movements with. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. 0
  • verb flourish (Transitive Verb) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. 0
  • verb flourish (Intransitive Verb) OBS To boast; to vaunt; to brag. 0
  • verb flourish If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. 0
  • verb flourish If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. 0
  • verb flourish If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. 0
  • verb flourish Flourish is also a noun. 0
  • countable noun flourish If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it. 0
  • countable noun flourish A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration. 0
  • verb flourish to thrive; prosper 0
  • verb flourish to be at the peak of condition 0
  • verb flourish to be healthy 0
  • verb flourish to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes 0
  • verb flourish to display or make a display 0
  • verb flourish to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument 0
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