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Flourish

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Noun

1. flourish

a showy gesture

Example Sentences:
'she entered with a great flourish'

2. flourish

an ornamental embellishment in writing

3. flourish

a display of ornamental speech or language

4. brandish, flourish

the act of waving

5. fanfare, flourish, tucket

(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

Example Sentences:
'he entered to a flourish of trumpets'
'her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare'

Verb

6. boom, expand, flourish, thrive

grow vigorously

Example Sentences:
'The deer population in this town is thriving'
'business is booming'

7. flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

Example Sentences:
'The new student is thriving'

8. brandish, flourish, wave

move or swing back and forth

Example Sentences:
'She waved her gun'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flourish

see synonyms of flourish
verb
1. (intransitive)
to thrive; prosper
2. (intransitive)
to be at the peak of condition
3. (intransitive)
to be healthy
plants flourish in the light
4. 
to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes
5. 
to display or make a display
6. 
to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument
7. (intransitive)
to embellish writing, characters, etc, with ornamental strokes
8. 
to add decorations or embellishments to (speech or writing)
9. (intransitive) an obsolete word for blossom
noun
10. 
the act of waving or brandishing
11. 
a showy gesture
he entered with a flourish
12. 
an ornamental embellishment in writing
13. 
a display of ornamental language or speech
14. 
a grandiose passage of music
15. 
an ostentatious display or parade
16. obsolete
a. 
the state of flourishing
b. 
the state of flowering

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Flourish

see synonyms of flourish
verb intransitive
1.  Obsolete
to blossom
2. 
to grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
3. 
to be at the peak of development, activity, influence, production, etc.; be in one's prime
4. 
to make showy, wavy motions, as of the arms
5.  Rare
a. 
to write in an ornamental style
b. 
to perform a fanfare, as of trumpets
verb transitive
6. 
to ornament with something flowery or fanciful
7. 
to wave (a sword, arm, hat, etc.) in the air; brandish
noun
8.  Rare
a thriving state; success; prosperity
9. 
anything done in a showy way, as a sweeping movement of the limbs or body
10. 
a waving in the air; brandishing
11. 
a decorative or curved line or lines in handwriting
12. 
an ornate musical passage; fanfare
13.  Obsolete
a blooming or a bloom

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flourish

see synonyms of flourish
v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es
v.intr.
1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil.
2. To do or fare well; prosper: "No village on the railroad failed to flourish" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
4. To make bold, sweeping movements: The banner flourished in the wind.
v.tr.
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
n.
1. A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers" (Frederick D. Bennett).
2. An embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish.
3. An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.
4. Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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