rosebud
/ˈroʊzˌbʌd/
noun
- The bud of a rose flower, before it fully opens.
- The morning dew glistened on the tight green rosebud.
- He gave her a bouquet of pink rosebuds for her birthday.
- She carefully picked a single rosebud from the garden.
- A young woman or girl, especially one who is innocent or just beginning to mature.
- She was a rosebud, fresh and full of promise.
- In the novel, the rosebud was a shy village girl.
- The photographer captured the natural beauty of the young rosebud.
- A symbol of something delicate, promising, or just beginning (often used in literature or art).
- Their friendship was still a rosebud, fragile but beautiful.
- The rosebud in the painting represented the start of a new love.
- The poet compared her smile to a rosebud opening at dawn.
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