- flower
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ bright, brightly coloured/colored, brilliantly coloured/colored, colourful/colorful▪ fragrant, scented▪ delicate▪ little, small, tiny▪ big, huge, large▪ bell-shaped, star-shaped, etc.▪ exotic, rare▪ garden, tropical, wild▪ spring, summer, etc.▪ seasonal▪ beautiful, lovely, pretty▪
What beautiful flowers!
▪ fresh▪ cut▪They sell a few plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
▪ dried, pressed▪ dead, wilted▪ artificial▪ plastic, silk▪ closed, open▪The flowers were still tightly closed.
▪ blooming▪ hibiscus, lotus, etc.… OF FLOWERS▪ bouquet, bunchVERB + FLOWER▪ bear, have, produce▪It has deep pink scented flowers.
▪It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
▪ pollinate▪The flowers are pollinated by insects.
▪ get, receiveFLOWER + VERB▪ appear▪ go to seedFLOWER + NOUN▪ bud, head, petal, seed, spike, stalk, stem▪ bed, border▪ arrangement, arranger, arranging▪I'm learning flower arranging.
▪ display▪ basket, container, pot (usually flowerpot), vase▪ garden▪ festival (BrE), show▪ market, seller, shop, stall (esp. BrE), stand▪ power (= hippy culture)PREPOSITION▪ in flower▪It was June and the roses were in flower.
PHRASES▪ a bank of flowers, a carpet of flowers, a mass of flowers▪The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers.
▪The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
▪ covered in flowers▪The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.
▪ come into▪If the winter weather is mild, plants may come into flower too early.
▪ in full flower▪The park will have cherries in full flower this month.
◆◆◆NOTE: Flowers▪ grow …▪Tulips are grown everywhere.
▪ breed …▪She breeds orchids in her greenhouse.
▪ plant … , put in …▪Spring is the best time to plant chrysanthemums.
▪ dig out … , dig up … , take out …▪Dig up your geraniums before the first frosts.
▪ spray … , water …▪It's a good idea to spray your roses against greenfly.
▪ prune roses, deadhead …▪Don't forget to deadhead the pansies.
▪ pick (sb) …▪I picked some daffodils for you.
▪ smell …▪He stopped to smell the flowers.
▪ arrange …▪She arranged the tulips in a vase.
▪ bring (sb) … , give (sb) … , send (sb) … , take (sb) …▪I sent him flowers to apologize.
▪ deliver … , order …▪I ordered flowers online for her birthday.
▪ … grows▪Daffodils grow wild in the mountains.
▪ … blooms, … is in bloom, … comes into flower, … comes out, … is in flower, … is out, … flowers▪The spring flowers were just coming out.
▪What time of year do daffodils flower?
▪ … smells▪Some of these roses smell absolutely wonderful.
▪ … closes, … closes up, … opens, … opens up▪You know it's summer when the first daisies open.
▪ … droops, … wilts, … withers▪The petunias were already wilting in the hot sun.
▪ … is over▪It was April and the snowdrops were long over.
▪ a bouquet of … , a bunch of … , a garland of … , a posy of … , a spray of … , a vase of …▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a spray of mixed violets and primroses
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Collocations dictionary. 2013.
