flourish

flourish
1. n размахивание, помахивание

the flourish of a sword — взмах меча

2. n росчерк , завитушка
3. n напыщенный, претенциозный жест

he went away with a flourish of his hat — он ушёл, отсалютовав шляпой

4. n эффектная демонстрация; пышность, шумиха

he introduced his guest with a flourish — он торжественно представил своего гостя

5. n цветистое, напыщенное выражение

a flourish of rhetoric — риторическая пышность

6. n муз. туш, фанфары

a triumphant flourish — торжественный туш

7. n редк. цветение, процветание

in full flourish — в полном расцвете

8. v пышно расти

all plants flourish on this soil — на этой почве все растения буйно разрастаются

9. v процветать, преуспевать

his business is flourishing — его фирма процветает

10. v быть в периоде расцвета; жить и работать

when the Romanticism flourished — когда процветал романтизм

11. v размахивать, помахивать

to flourish a whip — размахивать кнутом

12. v выставлять напоказ, хвастать
13. v делать завитушки, росчерки
14. v украшать

to flourish with silver — отделать серебром

Синонимический ряд:
1. bow (noun) bow; salute; wave
2. brandishing (noun) brandishing; shaking; swinging; waving
3. decoration (noun) adornment; decoration; embellishment; ornament
4. display (noun) bravado; dash; display; ostentation; parade; pomp; show
5. bloom (verb) bloom; blossom
6. brag (verb) boast; brag; display; flaunt; parade; show off; vaunt
7. decorate (verb) adorn; decorate; embellish; ornament
8. prosper (verb) arrive; batten; be successful; boom; burgeon; expand; flower; go; grow; increase; luxuriate; make out; prosper; score; succeed; thrive; wax
9. wave (verb) brandish; gesture; shake; sweep; swing; twirl; wave; wield
Антонимический ряд:
arrest; austerity; collapse; decay; decline; decrease; degenerate; deteriorate; die; diminish; disfigure; fade; fail; fall; founder; ground; humility; simplicity

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  • Flourish — Flour ish, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flourish — Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flourish — (v.) c.1300, to blossom, grow, from O.Fr. floriss , stem of florir blossom, flower, bloom, flourish, from L. florere to bloom, blossom, flower, figuratively to flourish, be prosperous, from flos a flower (see FLORA (Cf. flora)). Metaphoric sense… …   Etymology dictionary

  • flourish — [n] curlicue, decoration curl, embellishment, furbelow, garnish, ornamentation, plume, quirk, spiral, sweep, twist; concepts 259,284 flourish [v1] grow, prosper amplify, arrive, augment, batten, bear fruit, be on top of heap*, bloom, blossom,… …   New thesaurus

  • Flourish — Flour ish, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flourish — flour‧ish [ˈflʌrɪʆ ǁ ˈflɜːr ] verb [intransitive] if a business or industry flourishes, it is very successful and makes a profit: • The economy is booming and many small businesses are flourishing. * * * flourish UK US /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ verb [I] ► to be… …   Financial and business terms

  • flourish — index brandish, display, flaunt, gain, germinate, increase, pretense (ostentation), proliferate …   Law dictionary

  • flourish — vb 1 *succeed, prosper, thrive Analogous words: bloom, flower, *blossom, blow: increase, augment, multiply: *expand, amplify Antonyms: languish Contrasted words: *wither, shrivel: shrink, Contract: ebb, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • flourish — ► VERB 1) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way. 2) be working or at the height of one s career during a specified period. 3) wave about dramatically. ► NOUN 1) a bold or extravagant gesture or action. 2) an ornamental flowing curve in… …   English terms dictionary

  • flourish — [flʉr′ish] vi. [ME florishen < extended stem of OFr florir, to blossom < LL * florire < L florere < flos, FLOWER] 1. Obs. to blossom 2. to grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper 3. to be at the peak of development, activity,… …   English World dictionary

  • flourish — 01. Business has [flourished] since we started advertising on the Internet. 02. Victoria is quickly becoming a [flourishing] center for bicycle tourism. 03. Our roses are really [flourishing] in this nice weather. 04. The actress threw her scarf… …   Grammatical examples in English


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