flower
verb/ˈflaʊə(r)/
/ˈflaʊər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they flower | /ˈflaʊə(r)/ /ˈflaʊər/ |
| he / she / it flowers | /ˈflaʊəz/ /ˈflaʊərz/ |
| past simple flowered | /ˈflaʊəd/ /ˈflaʊərd/ |
| past participle flowered | /ˈflaʊəd/ /ˈflaʊərd/ |
| -ing form flowering | /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a plant or tree) to produce flowers synonym bloom
- This particular variety flowers in July.
- early-flowering spring bulbs
- What time of year do daffodils flower?
Homophones flour | flowerflour flowerTopics Plants and treesb2/ˈflaʊə(r)//ˈflaʊər/- flour noun
- The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.
- flower noun
- The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
- flower verb
- Daffodils flower in early spring.
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- [intransitive] (literary) to develop and become successful synonym blossomTopics Successc2
Word OriginMiddle English flour, from Old French flour, flor, from Latin flos, flor-. The original spelling was no longer in use by the late 17th cent. except in its specialized sense ‘ground grain’ (see flour).
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