flourish

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To make bold, sweeping movements with
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare
An unnecessary, decorative embellishment, on a building
An ornamentation
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag
To thrive or grow well
To be in a period of greatest influence
To prosper or fare well
{v} to thrive, boast, brag, adorn, cut, play
{n} a boast, bravado, ornament, shake
If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day = thrive flounder + flourishing flour·ish·ing London quickly became a flourishing port
to be in a state of activity or production
to play with fantastic and irregular motion
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" the act of waving a display of ornamental speech or language a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish" an ornamental embellishment in writing
{f} wave, brandish (i.e. a sword); thrive; grow and develop in a healthy manner; prosper, succeed; add decorative elements (especially to handwriting)
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures
an ornamental embellishment in writing
To develop; to make thrive; to expand
To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude
To boast; to vaunt; to brag
a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
a/ Brandishing the weapon in a showy or eccentric manner b/ A fast and graceful display of swordplay
ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare
Decoration; ornament; beauty
a display of ornamental speech or language
To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc
to do or fare well; prosper
If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it
gain in wealth
the act of waving
To make bold, sweeping movements
A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure
Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc
To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc
The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword
If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. He flourished the glass to emphasize the point. Flourish is also a noun. He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes
the act of waving a display of ornamental speech or language a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
{i} act of waving or flourishing (i.e. a sword); pretentious display; decorative addition (especially in handwriting); period of healthy growth and development
To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish
grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
to be in a state of activity and production; expanding in influence; thriving; visibly doing well
A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor
move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words
If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes. = thrive + flourishing flour·ish·ing Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe
To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive
bhâvanîya: means literally, "being as ought to be "
To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery
flourished
Simple past and past participle of flourish
flourishing
Present participle of flourish
flourishing
The action of the verb flourish; flowering
flourisher
{n} one who is in prime or prosperity
flourisher
{i} person who flourishes
flourisher
One who flourishes
flourishes
third-person singular of flourish
flourishes
plural of flourish
flourishing
having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population
flourishing
{s} prospering, thriving, successful
the righteous shall flourish like a palm
the good will be successful
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