Winea pink wine made from red grapes by removing the grape skins before fermentation is completed: [uncountable]enjoys rosé.[countable]several California rosés.
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling position:She rose and walked over to greet me.
to get up from bed, esp. to begin the day:He likes to rise early.
to become active and resist someone:The people rose up against the dictator.
to come into existence:A quarrel rose between them.
to move from a lower to a higher position:The smoke rose into the sky.
Astronomyto ascend above the horizon, as the sun:The sun rises in the east.
to extend directly upward:The building rises from the center of the town.
to have an upward slant or curve:The road rises slightly.
to achieve a higher level, as of importance:to rise in the world.
to become happy or cheerful, as the spirits:His spirits rose when she smiled at him.
to become stirred in the emotions:could feel his temper rising at the insults.
to increase, as in height, amount, value, or force:The river is rising three feet an hour.
to swell or puff up, such as dough from the action of yeast:The bread hasn't finished rising yet.
to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice:"You mean you can't help?'' he cried, his voice rising to a squeak.
to return from the dead.
rise above, [~ + above + object] to ignore and overcome, as difficulty:She rose above the heartbreak of the death of her son.
rise to, [~ + to + object] to prove that one is equal to a demand, etc., by acting forcefully or correctly:He rose to the occasion by responding with firm leadership.
rose1(rōz),USA pronunciationn., adj., v.,rosed, ros•ing. n.
Plant Biologyany of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Cf. rose family.
Plant Biologyany of various related or similar plants.
Plant Biologythe flower of any such shrub, of a red, pink, white, or yellow color.
the traditional reddish color of this flower, variously a purplish red, pinkish red, or light crimson.
an ornament shaped like or suggesting this flower.
a pink or pinkish-red color in the cheek.
See rose window.
Heraldrya representation of a wild rose with five petals, usually seeded and barbed in a symmetrical design and used esp. as the cadency mark of a seventh son.
Geographyany of various diagrams showing directions radiating from a common center, as a compass card or wind rose.
Jewelry
an obsolete gem style or cut, flat on the bottom and having an upper side with from 12, or fewer, to 32 triangular facets.
a gem with this cut.
Buildinga perforated cap or plate, as at the end of a pipe or the spout of a watering pot, to break a flow of water into a spray.
an ornamental plate or socket surrounding the shaft of a doorknob at the face of a door.
Mathematicsa plane polar curve consisting of three or more equal loops that meet at the origin. Equation:r= a sinnθ or r = a cosnθ.
come up roses, [Informal.]to turn out all right; result in success, glory, or profit:Despite setbacks, things should come up roses in the long run.
adj.
of the color rose.
Plant Biologyfor, containing, or growing roses:a rose garden.
scented like a rose.
v.t.
to make rose-colored.
to flush (the face, cheeks, etc.).
Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhódon (see rhododendron)
bef. 900; Middle English; Old English rōse
rose′less, adj. rose′like′, adj.
rose2(rōz),USA pronunciationv.
pt. of rise.
Slang Terms[Nonstandard.]a pp. of rise.
Rose(rōz),USA pronunciationn.
BiographicalBilly, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
a female given name.
ro•sé(rō zā′),USA pronunciationn.
Winea pink table wine in which the pale color is produced by removing the grape skins from the must before fermentation is completed.
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position:She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
to get up from bed, esp. to begin the day after a night's sleep:to rise early.
Physiologyto become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright.
to get up after falling or being thrown down.
to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel.
to be built up, erected, or constructed.
Botanyto spring up or grow, as plants:Weeds rose overnight.
to become prominent on or project from a surface, as a blister.
to come into existence; appear.
to come into action, as a wind or storm.
to occur:A quarrel rose between them.
to originate, issue, or be derived; to have a source.
to move from a lower to a higher position; move upward; ascend:The bird rose in the air.
Astronomyto ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body.
to extend directly upward; project vertically:The tower rises to a height of 60 feet. The building rises above the city's other skyscrapers.
to have an upward slant or curve:The path rises as it approaches the woods.
to attain higher rank, status, or importance or a higher economic level:to rise in the world.
to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, etc.:to rise above the commonplace.
Sport[Angling.](of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait.
to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc. (fol. by to):to rise to the occasion; to rise to one's responsibilities.
to become animated, cheerful, or heartened, as the spirits.
to become roused or stirred:to feel one's temper rising.
to increase in height, as the level of water:The river rose thirty feet in eight hours.
to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast.
to increase in amount, as prices.
to increase in price or value, as commodities.
to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as fever, color, etc.
to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice.
to adjourn or close a session, as a deliberative body or court.
to return from the dead:Christ rose from the dead and on the third day ascended into heaven.
v.t.
Slang Terms[Nonstandard.]to cause to rise.
Nautical, Naval Termsto cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to it; raise.
rise above, to ignore or be indifferent to, as an insult.
n.
an act or instance of rising.
Astronomyappearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.
elevation or increase in rank, fortune, influence, power, etc.:the rise and fall of ancient Rome.
an increase in height, as of the level of water.
the amount of such increase.
an increase in amount, as of prices.
an increase in price or value, as of commodities.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]raise (defs. 33–36).
Meteorologyan increase in degree or intensity, as of temperature.
an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice.
Building, Architecture[Archit., Building Trades.]
the measured height of any of various things, as a roof, a flight of steps, a stair step, or the crown of a road.
the measured height of an arch from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados.
Buildingthe vertical distance through which the floor of an elevator or the like passes.
origin, source, or beginning:the rise of a stream in a mountain.
a coming into existence or notice:the rise of a new talent.
extension upward.
the amount of such extension.
upward slope, as of ground or a road.
a piece of rising or high ground:a house built upon a gentle rise.
Clothingthe distance between the crotch and the waist of a pair of trousers:Pants with a high rise are now in style.
Sport[Angling.]the coming up of a fish toward the surface in pursuit of food or bait.
get a rise out of, [Informal.]a. to provoke, as to action or anger.b. to evoke the expected or desired response from.
give rise to, to originate; produce; cause:The Industrial Revolution gave rise to accelerated urbanization.
bef. 1000; Middle English risen (verb, verbal), Old English rīsan; cognate with Dutch rijzen, Old High German rīsan, Gothic reisan; akin to raise,rear2
12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arise, proceed.
13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mount.
17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged succeed, advance.