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posy
Example Sentences
Before being driven away from the airport, the Queen received a posy of flowers from young people.
Reground yourself, if needed, with a homely gold “posy ring” inscribed around the inside with a reassuring motto like “I am but a token,” “I live in hope,” or “Rather Deathe Then False of Fayte.”
What if instead of staying in the tomb, she skedaddled with a posy to the Renaissance club scene in Paris and found a new love?
He spoke in a room used by his mother for Christmas messages and in front of a posy of sweet peas and rosemary meant to represent remembrance.
The Queen loved flowers from her garden - every Monday, the gardeners at Buckingham Palace would send up a fresh posy of flowers for her desk when she was in residence.
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Related Words
Words related toposy are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the wordposy. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
bouquetnounas inflower arrangement
nounas inflower arrangement
commendationnounas ingiving of praise; acclaim
nounas ingiving of praise; acclaim
complimentnounas inpraise, flattery
nounas inpraise, flattery
- acclaim
- acclamation
- admiration
- adulation
- applause
- appreciation
- approval
- blessing
- bouquet
- buttering up
- cajolery
- commendation
- comp
- confirmation
- congratulations
- courtesy
- encomium
- endorsement
- eulogy
- favor
- felicitation
- good word
- homage
- honor
- kudo
- laud
- laudation
- laurels
- notice
- orchid
- ovation
- panegyric
- pat on the back
- posy
- regard
- respects
- sanction
- sentiment
- tribute
- veneration
- warm fuzzy
flowernounas inbloom of a plant
nounas inbloom of a plant
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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