WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

flowering

 
Adjective flowering has 1 sense
  1. abloom, efflorescent, flowering - bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"
    Antonym: immature (indirect, via mature)
Noun flowering has 2 senses
  1. blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    --1 is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
    Derived form: verb flower1
  2. unfolding, flowering - a developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture"
    --2 is a kind of development, evolution
Verb flower has 1 sense
  1. bloom, blossom, flower - produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
    --1 is one way to develop
    Derived forms: noun flower1, noun flower2, noun flowering1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
flower people flower petal flower power flower stalk flower store flowerbed flowered floweree flowering flowering almond flowering ash flowering cherry flowering crab flowering fern flowering glume flowering hazel flowering onion

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus