flourish
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to flourish (third-person singular simple present flourishes, present participle flourishing, simple past and past participle flourished)
- (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
- The barley flourished in the warm weather.
- (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
- The town flourished with the coming of the railway.
- The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.
- (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
- His writing flourished before the war.
- (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements.
- They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.
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- See also Wikisaurus:prosper
[edit] Translations
to thrive or grow well
to prosper or fare well
[edit] Noun
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flourish (plural flourishes)
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
- With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
- An ornamentation.
- His signature ended with a flourish.
- (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
- The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.
- (architecture) An unnecessary, decorative embellishment, on a building.
[edit] Translations
ornamentation
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ceremonious passage

