flourish
Pronunciation:
/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/noun
Definitions
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
Example: With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.
An ornamentation.
Example: His signature ended with a flourish.
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
Example: The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.
A decorative embellishment on a building.
verb
Definitions
To thrive or grow well.
Example: The barley flourished in the warm weather.
To prosper or fare well.
Example: The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.
To be in a period of greatest influence.
Example: His writing flourished before the war.
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.