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Rosebud

//ˈɹoʊz.bʌd// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal town in Victoria, Australia, named after the wreck of the cargo ship "Rosebud".
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States.
  2. 7
    A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Rosebud County, Montana, United States, probably named after the Rosebud Creek.
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States.
  5. 10
    A census-designated place in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, situated on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
  6. 11
    A city in Falls County, Texas, United States.
  7. 12
    A river in Alberta, Canada.
Noun
  1. 1
    The bud of a rose.

    "Holonyms: rose < rosebush"

  2. 2
    A member of the most junior division of the Girl Guides Association, now called a Brownie. British, historical
  3. 3
    (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl wordnet
  4. 4
    A pretty young woman. British, sometimes
  5. 5
    Something similar to the ‘Rosebud’ in the movie Citizen Kane in that it is a mysterious clue which provides profound insight into the character of a person.
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  1. 6
    the bud of a rose wordnet
  2. 7
    A debutante. US, rare
  3. 8
    Any of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae. rare
  4. 9
    A mouth. Cockney
  5. 10
    the indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail) slang
  6. 11
    The anus. slang, vulgar

    "Her ass was the ultimate goal for both of us, but I wanted to draw out the anticipation. […] She watched from between her knees as I prepared to push into her rosebud."

  7. 12
    The clitoris. slang, vulgar

    "His thumbs spread her woman's center so he could fit his mouth more closely and enter her with his tongue. Now she could not contain her cries of excitement. The tip of his tongue licked the hard rosebud hidden within, then circled it slowly over and over until she was swollen with need."

  8. 13
    A woman's nipples, namely when erect. in-plural, slang

    "I gasped when I felt the powerful spray from the shower against my breasts. First one, then the other. My rosebuds swelled up immediately, red and stiff. She sprayed between my breasts and on the small of my back. Then she quit for a minute."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From rose + bud.

Etymology 2

From rosebud.

Etymology 3

From rosebud.

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