fade vs flower

fade

noun
  • A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade. 

  • The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure. 

  • A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed). 

  • A fight. 

  • A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song). 

verb
  • To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. 

  • To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. 

  • To bet against. 

  • To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. 

  • To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. 

  • To cause to fade. 

flower

noun
  • Something that flows, such as a river. 

  • A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil. 

  • A cut flower; the stem of a flowering plant with the blossom or blossoms attached, used for decoration, as a gift, etc. 

  • Of plants, a state of bearing blooms. 

  • A figure of speech; an ornament of style. 

  • Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. 

  • A delicate, fragile, or oversensitive person. 

  • The vulva, especially the labia majora. 

  • The best examples or representatives of a group. 

  • The best state of things; the prime. 

  • A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction. 

  • A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood. 

verb
  • To put forth blooms. 

  • To decorate with pictures of flowers. 

  • To come off as flowers by sublimation. 

  • To reach a state of full development or achievement. 

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