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ROHZ/rəʊz/

A rose is a sweet-smelling garden flower, often red: a bunch of roses, a rose garden, the smell of roses. Flower is the general word. Rise (go up) and rows (lines) sound similar in some accents — spelling differs. Plural: roses. Do not write rows when you mean the flower.

Meaning

A flower with a sweet smell, often given as a gift.

Examples

• “He bought a bunch of red roses for her birthday.”
• “A single rose stood in a glass on the table.”
• “The park is famous for its rose garden in June.”

Good to know

a bunch of roses / a rose garden. General: flower. Mix-ups: rise (go up), rows (lines).

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