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“Rose” or “Rows”

rose / rows are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rose r·OW·z

  • nounany of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses.
  • nouna dusty pink color.
  • adjectiveof something having a dusty purplish pink color.

rows r·OW·z

  • nounan arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.
  • nouna long continuous strip (usually running horizontally).
  • nouna linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side.
  • nouna continuous chronological succession without an interruption.
  • verbpropel with oars.
Usage

Examples in context

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“rose”

  • …NBC Sports' Jim Gray questioned Rose about his refusal to admit…
  • …she lived in the castle's rose garden and was owned by…
  • …more than four years later, Rose admitted publicly to betting on…
  • Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose)…
  • …while the Roman de la Rose is obviously not an encyclopedia,…
  • …Jr. is married to Misty Rose Finley and for the 2016…
  • "New Rose" - The Damned
  • …the All-Century Team of Pete Rose, who had been banned from…
  • …had battled in the 1941 Rose Bowl ten seasons prior, and…
  • The Romance of the Rose was written in two stages.

“rows”

  • …packed islands replacing the long rows of stalls and in 1982…
  • …uncovered bleacher-style stand has 15 rows of seating.
  • It has three rows of slender, erect, and pointed…
  • …of Skid Row's "Youth Gone Wild".
  • …tubes), arranged in two broadside rows of five, i.e.
  • …by 134 columns in 16 rows; the 2 middle rows are…
  • …a lead weight inserted, with rows of large hobnails hammered in…
  • …on the Heads or Tails rows can be built either up…
  • …are in 25 or 27 rows, and are smooth.
  • …have three or four transverse rows of brown spots.

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