Topic: COLOURS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | Latin rosa |
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rose1 S3 W3
1 a flower that often has a pleasant smell, and is usually red, pink, white, or yellow, or the bush that this flower grows on : 
a dozen red rosesA large bouquet of roses arrived on her desk.
flower
[countable]HBPDLGa dozen red rosesA large bouquet of roses arrived on her desk.2 a pink colour
colour
[uncountable]CC3 if a job or situation is not a bed of roses, it is not always pleasant and there are difficult things to deal with : It's no bed of roses teaching in a secondary school.
something is not a bed of roses
also something is not all roses British English informalIt's no bed of roses teaching in a secondary school.4 to make someone look healthy again
put the roses back in somebody's cheeks
British English informal6 to do well or get an advantage from a situation, when you could have been blamed, criticized, or harmed by it : She managed to come out of the deal smelling of roses.
come out of something/come up smelling of roses
informalShe managed to come out of the deal smelling of roses.7 a circular piece of metal with holes in it that is attached to the end of a pipe or watering can so that liquid comes out in several thin streams
