- wall flower
- one who does not take an active role at parties, one who sits and does not get up to dance
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wall flower
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wall flower — a girl who is not invited to dance, no shrinking violet I won t go to the party because I feel like a wall flower when the boys don t ask me to dance … English idioms
western wall flower — noun biennial or short lived perennial prairie rocket having orange yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus • Syn: ↑Erysimum asperum, ↑Cheiranthus asperus, ↑Erysimum arkansanum •… … Useful english dictionary
Flower in the crannied wall — is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God … Wikipedia
Flower Power — Двойной альбом The Flower Kings Дата выпуска 16 ноября 1999 … Википедия
Siberian wall flower — noun showy erect biennial or short lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus • Syn: ↑Erysimum allionii, ↑Cheiranthus allionii • Hypernyms: ↑wallflower • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Flower class corvette — Royal Canadian NavyRoyal Netherlands NavyUnited States NavyRoyal New Zealand NavyVessels lost in actionBattle credits* U 26 was sunk by warship|HMS|Gladiolus|K34 on 1940 07 01. *Italian submarine Nani was sunk by warship|HMS|Anemone|K48 on 1941… … Wikipedia
Flower Power (album) — Infobox Album Name = Flower Power Type = Double album Artist = The Flower Kings Released = November 16, 1999 Recorded = June, 1998 November, 1999 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 141:13 Label = InsideOut Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
flower — A cave flower is a group of crystals, commonly of gypsum or mirabilite, that grow by accretion at their bases on a cave wall. As the crystals grow, curve and splay, their form mimics that of a flower [9] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Wall gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wall rue — Rue Rue, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.] 1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({Ruta graveolens}), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. [1913 Webster] Then purged with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
