Meaning

9 senses
  1. The bud of a rose.

    Holonyms: rose < rosebush

    the bud of a rose

  2. (UK, sometimes)A pretty young woman.

    (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

  3. (US, rare)A debutante.

  4. (rare)Any of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae.

  5. (Cockney)A mouth.

  6. (slang)The indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail)

  7. (slang, vulgar)The anus.

  8. (slang, vulgar)The clitoris.

  9. (in the plural, slang)A woman's nipples, namely when erect.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. He said he hated rosebuds and liked his flowers faded.

  2. Have the rosebuds already opened?

  3. He also pursed his lips to such an extent that they resembled a rosebud in a dirty bush.

Origin

From rose + bud.

From rose + bud.

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