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                    | Main Entry: | flourish |  
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                        acciaccatura, adjunct, adorn, adornment, advertise, affect, air, amplify, appoggiatura , arabesque, arrangement, arrive, asiaticism , augment, batten, be energetic , be somebody , be something , be vigorous , bear fruit, beauties , betoken, blazon, blazon forth , bloom, blossom, blow, bluster, boast, bonus , boom, brag, brandish, brandishing , bravura, breathe, brew, brilliancy , bring forth, bring forward, bring into view , bring out, bring to maturity , bring to notice , bud, burgeon, burst forth, burst with energy , burst with health , cadence, cadenza, color, color patterns , coloratura, colors, colors of rhetoric , come to fruition , convolute , curlicue, cut a dash , cut a figure , dangle, daring, dash, decor, decorate, decoration , demonstrate, demonstration, develop, device, disclose, display, division, divulge, do well , dramatics, dramatize, draw the longbow , eclat, elaborate, elaboration, elegant variation , embellish, embellishment, emblazon, emblazonment , emblazonry , embody, embroider, embroidery, enact, enjoy good health , enrich, etalage , euphuism, evidence, evince, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, expand, expose to view , express, extempore , extra , extra added attraction , extra dash , false front, fanfare, fanfaronade, fare well, fatten, feel fine , feel good , festoon, figurative language , figurativeness , figure, figure of speech, filigree , filling , fillip , fine writing, fioritura , flair, flap, flash, flaunt, flaunting, flight, float, floridity , floridness , flourishing, flower, flower arrangement , floweriness , flowers of speech , flowery style , flutter, fly, frill , fructify, furbelow, furniture arrangement , garnish, garnishment, garniture , gasconade, gather, gemmate , germinate, gesturing , get ahead, gild, give sign , give token , gleam, glitter, glow, go, go great guns , grace, grace note , grow, grow fat , grow rank , grow up, have energy , highlight, histrionics, hold up, hot lick , hypertrophy, illuminate, illumination, image, imagery, impromptu, improvisation, in full swing, incarnate, incidental, incidental note , increase, indicate, interpolation, involve, keep fit , lagniappe , leaf, leaf out , leave, lick, live, load with ornament , long mordent , lushness , luxuriance , luxuriate, make a figure , make a splash , make clear, make good, make out, make plain, manifest, manifestation, manner of speaking, materialize, maturate , mature, mean, mellow, mordent , multiply, mushroom, never feel better , nonliterality , nonliteralness , ornament , ornamentation , outgrow, overcharge, overdevelop , overflow with energy , overgrow, overlay, overload, overrun, overtop , padding , pageant, pageantry, parade, passage, perform, pralltriller , premium , present, procreate, produce, prosper, puff, pullulate, purple passage, purple patches , put forth, put forth leaves , put forward , put out buds , reach its season , reach maturity , represent, reproduce, reveal, riff , riot, ripe, ripen, roll out, root, roulade , run, score, set forth, shake, shaking, sham, shine, shoot, shoot up, show, show forth , showiness , showing-off, single mordent , something extra , speak for Buncombe , spectacle, splash, splurge, sport, spotlight, spring up, sprout, sprout up , staginess , stay in shape , stay young , strike root , stuffing , succeed, superaddition , swagger, swing, swish, take root , theatrics, thrive, token, tower, trick out, trim, trimming , trope , trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth , turn, turn of expression , twirl, twist , undulate, undulation , unfold, upshoot , upspear , upspring , upsprout , vamp, vapor, varnish, vaunt, vegetate, wag, wave, wave motion , waving, wax, way of speaking , wear well, wield, wigwag, window dressing, wrinkle |  
 
                
                  
                  
                 
 
                  
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                        abound, adjunct, adorn, adornment, advertise, affect, air, arabesque, arrangement, arrive, batten, bear fruit, betoken, blazon, bloom, blossom, blow, bluster, boast, bonus , boom, brag, brandish, bravura, breathe, brew, bring forth, bring forward, bring out, bud, burgeon, burst forth, cadence, cadenza, color, coloratura, colors, dangle, daring, dash, decor, decorate, decoration , demonstrate, demonstration, develop, device, disclose, display, divulge, dramatics, dramatize, eclat, elaborate, elaboration, embellish, embellishment, emblazon, embody, embroider, embroidery, enact, enrich, euphuism, evidence, evince, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, express, extra , false front, fanfare, fanfaronade, fatten, figure, figure of speech, filigree , filling , fillip , fine writing, flair, flap, flash, flaunt, flaunting, flight, float, flourishing, flower, flutter, fly, frill , garnish, garnishment, gasconade, gather, germinate, get, gild, glitter, glow, grace, grow, grow up, handle, highlight, histrionics, hold up, hypertrophy, illuminate, illumination, image, imagery, impromptu, improvisation, incarnate, incidental, increase, indicate, interpolation, involve, lagniappe , leaf, leave, lick, live, luxuriate, make, make a show of, make clear, make plain, manifest, manifestation, manner of speaking, materialize, mature, mean, mellow, mushroom, ornament , ostentation, outgrow, overcharge, overgrow, overlay, overload, overrun, padding , pageant, pageantry, panache, parade, passage, perform, place, premium , present, procreate, produce, prosper, puff, pullulate, purple passage, put forth, represent, reproduce, reveal, riot, ripen, roll out, root, run, score, set forth, shake, shaking, sham, shine, shoot, shoot up, show, showing-off, spectacle, splash, splurge, sport, spotlight, spring up, sprout, stroke, stuffing , succeed, swagger, swing, theatrics, thrive, token, tower, trick out, trim, trimming , trot out, trumpet, turn, twist , undulate, unfold, vamp, vapor, varnish, vaunt, vegetate, verve, wag, wave, waving, wax, wear well, wield, wigwag, window dressing, wrinkle |  
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