flourishes

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English

Definitions

noun

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.“With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.”
An ornamentation.“His signature ended with a flourish.”
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.“The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.”
A decorative embellishment on a building.

verb

To thrive or grow well.“The barley flourished in the warm weather.”
To prosper or fare well.“The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.”
To be in a period of greatest influence.“His writing flourished before the war.”
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

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Synonyms

thrive prosper get ahead expand brandish boom wave fanfare fligh high activates appearances blossoms develops manifestations prospers thrives

Associated

hail slant flourish layered lyrically strings beats instrumentation surprisingly tricks narrator drum

Rhymes

nourishes flourish his flourish is nourish his

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