flourish



flourish like a green bay tree

To thrive; to grow very successfully. The green bay tree is known to grow several new branches every year. Wow, you have just been flourishing like a green bay tree ever since you changed majors.
See also: bay, flourish, green, like, tree

flourish of trumpets

A musical fanfare. And when I enter, I want to be accompanied by a flourish of trumpets, OK?
See also: flourish, of, trumpet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cole[kəul]
Maquinna-Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
ViljoVEEL-yoFinnish
Delphinedel-FEENFrench
Cahal-Irish
Fumnanya-Western African, Igbo