rose
- noun
- /roʊz/
- The walls of the bedroom are painted in a soft rose shade that creates a calming atmosphere.
- rose-colored glasses
- a rose skirt
It's the Rose shade of the AOA Jelly jam.
- It's the Rose shade of the AOA Jelly jam.
Examples
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Her shirtwaist was a dusty pink, like autumn roses, with a tiny figure in it.
Fiction book (1993) -
So it's a a mid tone rose pink with blue undertones.
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It's like a rose metallic type of color.
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This one is a mix of pink rose and apricot.
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Because you are like a pink rose, Cousin Cecily.
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They're like kind of dusty rose, sort of deep.
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We finally decided on rose blush for the canopy.
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The lining of the box and the woman's shoulder are rendered in the same rose and white.
Academic text (1993) -
So that is the shade Ashes of roses, a muted rose.
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Nice dusty rose colors and lots of plums going on.
Synonyms
A light red color often seen in flowers or clothes
A soft pink color that is slightly red
A pink color that looks a little red
A pale pink color used in design and fashion
A soft greyish-pink colour like faded rose petals
A very light pink color that is almost white
A white color with a light pink tint
A pale pink color with a little purple
A light pink color with a slight purple tint
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
A way of seeing things as better than they are and ignoring problems
A scented liquid that people make by soaking rose petals in water for cooking and skin care
A large round window with colored glass and stone patterns like a flower, often in cathedrals
A bush with large bell-shaped pink, purple or white flowers that people grow in gardens
A small plant with a thick swollen stem and bright pink or white flowers grown in warm places
- US
A common North American beetle whose young live on roots and adults eat leaves and flowers
A small bush rose from China that people used to make many garden roses and that blooms all year
- Canadian
A flower that grows in bogs with one fragrant bright-pink bloom and wide open petals
A plant with white or pale purple rose-like flowers that bloom in winter often near Christmas
A low plant with pink flowers that grows on cliffs and rocky coasts and is used as ground cover
- Indian
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers that open at night
A small tree or shrub with large flowers that change from white to deep red through pink as they age
A Chinese bush with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in a day
- US
A small tree with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in one day
A nearly thornless climbing rose with evergreen leaves and pale yellow or white single flowers
- Specialized
A small rose bush that grows strongly and makes many small flowers used for hedges and grafting
A garden plant with thick green leaves and purplish green flowers that blooms in early spring
- US
A low shrub with rough stems and spreading roots that makes flat clusters of small flowers
A small evergreen shrub with pretty pink or white flowers and scented leaves that grows in dry sunny places
- Indian
A large evergreen tree from India with white sweet-smelling flowers and very hard wood used for building
- US
A large shrub or small tree with spiky stems and pink flower clusters used in gardens
- UK
An evergreen shrub with narrow leaves and fragrant white, pink, or red flower clusters that is poisonous
- UK
A small shiny green beetle whose young eat roots and adults eat leaves and flowers
- Australian
A very tall eucalyptus tree from eastern Australia grown for its strong wood and for parks
A tropical evergreen plant with thick stems and bright pink or red flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A mountain plant with thick pink-tipped leaves and yellow flowers used in herbal medicine
How Pink
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rose as a color name comes from the flower rosa, because people named the soft, pale pink of its petals after the plant. So a 'rose' color means the gentle, dusty pink you see in rose petals.