Flourishes
noun
- A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
"With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue."
- An ornamentation.
"His signature ended with a flourish."
- A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
"The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church."
- A decorative embellishment on a building.
verb
- To thrive or grow well.
"The barley flourished in the warm weather."
- To prosper or fare well.
"The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."
- To be in a period of greatest influence.
"His writing flourished before the war."
- To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
- To make bold, sweeping movements with.
"They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace."
No exact anagrams found for "flourishes". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Flourishes"
Flourishes is a 10-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Flourishes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "flourishes" is a high-scoring word.