Synonyms of the word gillyflower


GILLYFLOWERCARNATION - FLOWER - PINK - STOCK

gillyflower

  • n. clove pink.
  • n. Any clove-scented flower.
  • n. Any of several species of wallflower.
  • n. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
  • n. (heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a…

carnation

  • n. (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
  • n. The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
  • n. A rosy pink colour.
  • n. (archaic) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh.
  • n. Sometimes, a scarlet colour.
  • adj. Of a rosy pink or red colour.
  • adj. (archaic) Of a human flesh color.

flower

  • n. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various…
  • n. (botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and…
  • n. A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
  • n. (usually with in) Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
  • n. (euphemistic, hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora.
  • n. (idiomatic) The best examples or representatives of a group.
  • n. The best state of things; the prime.
  • n. (obsolete) Flour.
  • n. (in the plural, chemistry, obsolete) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from…
  • n. A figure of speech; an ornament of style.
  • n. (printing) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
  • n. (in the plural) Menstrual discharges.
  • v. (intransitive) To put forth blooms.
  • v. (intransitive) To reach a state of full development or achievement.
  • v. (intransitive) To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.
  • v. (intransitive) To come off as flowers by sublimation.
  • n. (rare) Something that flows, such as a river.

pink

  • n. (regional) The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
  • n. (regional) A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
  • n. (now historical) A narrow boat.
  • v. To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
  • v. To prick with a sword.
  • v. To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
  • v. To choose; to cull; to pick out.
  • n. A stab.
  • n. Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
  • n. (dated) A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
  • n. The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
  • n. Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
  • n. (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
  • n. (slang) An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare…
  • adj. Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
  • adj. Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
  • adj. Having conjunctivitis.
  • adj. (obsolete) By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism…
  • adj. (informal) Relating to women or girls.
  • adj. (informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
  • v. (transitive) To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat; (more generally) to…
  • v. (of a motor car) To emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the…
  • v. (obsolete) To wink; to blink.
  • adj. (obsolete) Half-shut; winking.

stock

  • n. A store or supply.
  • n. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an…
  • n. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
  • n. Stock theater, summer stock theater.
  • n. The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
  • n. Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
  • n. A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
  • n. Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
  • n. A bar, stick or rod.
  • n. A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle.
  • n. (folklore) A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical…
  • n. (uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew…
  • n. A necktie or cravat, particularly a wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as…
  • n. A piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.
  • n. (obsolete) A cover for the legs; a stocking.
  • n. A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
  • n. (by extension, obsolete) A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
  • n. (Britain, historical) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the…
  • n. (shipbuilding, in the plural) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
  • n. (Britain, in the plural) Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
  • n. (biology) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
  • n. The beater of a fulling mill.
  • v. To have on hand for sale.
  • v. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
  • v. To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
  • v. To put in the stocks as punishment.
  • v. (nautical) To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
  • v. (card games, dated) To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
  • adj. Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
  • adj. (racing, of a race car) Having the same configuration as cars sold to the non-racing public, or having…
  • adj. Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.
  • n. A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.

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