flourish

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
  5. Noun.  A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
  6. Noun.  An ornamentation.
  7. Noun.  (music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
  8. Noun.  (architecture) An unnecessary, decorative embellishment, on a building.

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