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Noun
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flourish (flourish%1:10:02::)
(a showy gesture)
"she entered with a great flourish"
S:
(n)
flourish (flourish%1:10:04::)
(an ornamental embellishment in writing)
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(n)
flourish (flourish%1:10:01::)
(a display of ornamental speech or language)
S:
(n)
flourish (flourish%1:10:00::)
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brandish (brandish%1:10:00::)
(the act of waving)
S:
(n)
flourish (flourish%1:10:03::)
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fanfare (fanfare%1:10:01::)
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tucket (tucket%1:10:00::)
((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments)
"he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
Verb
S:
(v)
boom (boom%2:30:00::)
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thrive (thrive%2:30:00::)
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flourish (flourish%2:30:01::)
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expand (expand%2:30:01::)
(grow vigorously)
"The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
S:
(v)
thrive (thrive%2:40:00::)
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prosper (prosper%2:40:00::)
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fly high (fly_high%2:40:00::)
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flourish (flourish%2:40:00::)
(make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance)
"The new student is thriving"
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brandish (brandish%2:35:00::)
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flourish (flourish%2:35:00::)
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wave (wave%2:35:00::)
(move or swing back and forth)
"She waved her gun"
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