flourish

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


BabylonEnglish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
flourish
v. wave, brandish (i.e. a sword); thrive; grow and develop in a healthy manner; prosper, succeed; add decorative elements (especially to handwriting)
 
n. act of waving or flourishing (i.e. a sword); pretentious display; decorative addition (especially in handwriting); period of healthy growth and development


Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Flourish
A Flourish is a visual display of skill performed with playing cards to show the skill or ability of the performer. Flourishes can be divided into many genres, namely one handed cuts, spreads, two handed cuts, fanning, aerials, displays, perching, and springs. The art of flourishing can be called Cardistry.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
flourish
Noun
1. a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
(hypernym) gesture, motion
2. an ornamental embellishment in writing
(hypernym) embellishment
(hyponym) paraph
3. a display of ornamental speech or language
(hypernym) grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric
4. the act of waving
(synonym) brandish
(hypernym) wave, waving, wafture
(derivation) brandish, wave
5. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
(synonym) fanfare, tucket
(hypernym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(classification) music
Verb
1. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
(synonym) boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, expand
(hypernym) grow
(hyponym) revive
2. gain in wealth
(synonym) thrive, prosper, fly high
(hypernym) change state, turn
3. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
(synonym) brandish, wave
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) wigwag
(entail) hold, take hold
(derivation) brandish


excellence English-Urdu DictionaryDownload this dictionary
flourish
n.
1. beauty
خوبصورتي, زيبائّش, آراستگي, سنگار
2. show
نمايش, دکھاوا, نمود, رنگيني, صنائع بدائع
3. a fanciful stroke of the pen
قلم کي گل کاري, طغرا, گلزار, قلم کے نقش و نگار
4. musical passage
توڑا, گٹکري, چھوٹ, لہک
5. brandishing
جھولا, ہلاؤ, گھماؤ, پھينک
flourish n. v.
1. thrive
3. prosper
سرپھلنا, سرسبز ہونا, بڑھنا, ترقي کرنا, رنجھنا
سبز ہونا, مالامال ہونا, دودھوں نہانا پوتوں پھلنا, پھلنا پھولنا
3. (Rhet.)
رنگين عبارت لکھنا, رنگيني کرنا, النکار بھرنا, صنائع بدائع کام ميں لانا
4. play with fantastic and irregular motion
اٹھلانا, اترانا, اکڑ کر يا اينٹھ کر چلنا
5. make ornamental strokes with the pen
لکھنے ميںنقش و نگار بھرنا, پھول بوٹوں ميں لکھنا
6. (Music)
توڑا لينا, گٹکري بھرنا, لہکنا
flourish v. a.
1. imbellish
نقش و نگار بنانا, سنگارنا, آراستہ کرنا, سجانا, سنوارنا, پھول بوٹا بنانا
2. (Rhet.)
صنائع بدائع آميز عبارت لکھنا
3. brandish
ہلانا, گھمانا, پھرانا
 
thrive
v. n.


Moby ThesaurusDownload this dictionary
flourish
Synonyms and related words:
acciaccatura, adjunct, adorn, adornment, advertise, affect, air, amplify, appoggiatura, arabesque, arrangement, arrive, asiaticism, augment, batten, be energetic, be somebody, be something, be vigorous, bear fruit, beauties, betoken, blazon, blazon forth, bloom, blossom, blow, bluster, boast, bonus, boom, brag, brandish, brandishing, bravura, breathe, brew, brilliancy, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to maturity, bring to notice, bud, burgeon, burst forth, burst with energy, burst with health, cadence, cadenza, color, color patterns, coloratura, colors, colors of rhetoric, come to fruition, convolute, curlicue, cut a dash, cut a figure, dangle, daring, dash, decor, decorate, decoration, demonstrate, demonstration, develop, device, disclose, display, division, divulge, do well, dramatics, dramatize, draw the longbow, eclat, elaborate, elaboration, elegant variation, embellish, embellishment, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, embody, embroider, embroidery, enact, enjoy good health, enrich, etalage, euphuism, evidence, evince, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, expand, expose to view, express, extempore, extra, extra added attraction, extra dash, false front, fanfare, fanfaronade, fare well, fatten, feel fine, feel good, festoon, figurative language, figurativeness, figure, figure of speech, filigree, filling, fillip, fine writing, fioritura, flair, flap, flash, flaunt, flaunting, flight, float, floridity, floridness, flourishing, flower, flower arrangement, floweriness, flowers of speech, flowery style, flutter, fly, frill, fructify, furbelow, furniture arrangement, garnish, garnishment, garniture, gasconade, gather, gemmate, germinate, gesturing, get ahead, gild, give sign, give token, gleam, glitter, glow, go, go great guns, grace, grace note, grow, grow fat, grow rank, grow up, have energy, highlight, histrionics, hold up, hot lick, hypertrophy, illuminate, illumination, image, imagery, impromptu, improvisation, in full swing, incarnate, incidental, incidental note, increase, indicate, interpolation, involve, keep fit, lagniappe, leaf, leaf out, leave, lick, live, load with ornament, long mordent, lushness, luxuriance, luxuriate, make a figure, make a splash, make clear, make good, make out, make plain, manifest, manifestation, manner of speaking, materialize, maturate, mature, mean, mellow, mordent, multiply, mushroom, never feel better, nonliterality, nonliteralness, ornament, ornamentation, outgrow, overcharge, overdevelop, overflow with energy, overgrow, overlay, overload, overrun, overtop, padding, pageant, pageantry, parade, passage, perform, pralltriller, premium, present, procreate, produce, prosper, puff, pullulate, purple passage, purple patches, put forth, put forth leaves, put forward, put out buds, reach its season, reach maturity, represent, reproduce, reveal, riff, riot, ripe, ripen, roll out, root, roulade, run, score, set forth, shake, shaking, sham, shine, shoot, shoot up, show, show forth, showiness, showing-off, single mordent, something extra, speak for Buncombe, spectacle, splash, splurge, sport, spotlight, spring up, sprout, sprout up, staginess, stay in shape, stay young, strike root, stuffing, succeed, superaddition, swagger, swing, swish, take root, theatrics, thrive, token, tower, trick out, trim, trimming, trope, trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth, turn, turn of expression, twirl, twist, undulate, undulation, unfold, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout, vamp, vapor, varnish, vaunt, vegetate, wag, wave, wave motion, waving, wax, way of speaking, wear well, wield, wigwag, window dressing, wrinkle
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

Define flourish

Translate flourish





flourish in Chinese | | flourish in French | flourish in Italian | flourish in Spanish | flourish in Dutch | flourish in Portuguese | flourish in German | flourish in Russian | flourish in Japanese | flourish in Greek | flourish in Korean | flourish in Turkish | flourish in Hebrew | flourish in Arabic | flourish in Croatian | flourish in Serbian | flourish in Swedish