Definition of florish
1. flourish [ v ] grow stronger
Examples:
"The economy was booming"
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
Geneva , instead of becoming the City_of_God , as John had dreamed , had in the two years since he had been there , continued to be a godless place where all manner of vice flourished .
(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
He wondered how they could go_on in poverty , superstition , ignorance , with a complete lack of desire to make either their land or their lives flourish .
Synonyms flourish expand prosper thrive get_ahead boom Related Terms grow revive luxuriate boom2. flourish [ n ] a showy gesture
Examples:
"she entered with a great flourish"
(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
Some distribution costs are kept up by competitive pressure , some by the fact that the customers have come to expect certain niceties and flourishes .
Synonyms flourish Related Terms gesture3. flourish [ v ] gain in wealth
Used in print:(Los Angeles Times...)
Where only one club existed before , he says , two will flourish henceforth .
Synonyms prosper thrive flourish fly_high fligh_high Related Terms change_state4. flourish [ n ] an ornamental embellishment in writing
Synonyms flourish Related Terms embellishment paraph5. flourish [ n ] the act of waving
Synonyms brandish flourish Related Terms wave brandish6. flourish [ v ] move or swing back and forth
Examples:
"She waved her gun."
7. flourish [ n ] a display of ornamental speech or language
Synonyms flourish Related Terms grandiosity8. flourish [ n ] a short lively tune played on brass instruments
Examples:
"he entered to a flourish of trumpets"
"her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
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