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Flourish (film)
WordNet
noun
(1) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
"He entered to a flourish of trumpets"
"Her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
(2) The act of waving
(3) A display of ornamental speech or language
(4) A showy gesture
"She entered with a great flourish"
(5) An ornamental embellishment in writing
verb
(6) Grow stronger
"The economy was booming"
(7) Move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
(8) Gain in wealth
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Old English florisshen, flurisshen, and Old French flurir, fleurir; from florere (to bloom), from flos, floris, (flower). See flower + -ish.
Verb
- To thrive or grow well.
- The barley flourished in the warm weather.
- To prosper or fare well.
- The town flourished with the coming of the railway.
- 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 make bold, sweeping movements with.
- They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.
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.
- An unnecessary, decorative embellishment, on a building.