Definition of thrive

"thrive" in the verb sense

1. boom, thrive, flourish, expand

grow vigorously

"The deer population in this town is thriving"

"business is booming"

2. thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish

make steady progress be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

"The new student is thriving"

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Quotations for thrive

He that would thrive
Must rise by five. [ Proverb ]

A man can never thrive
Who hath a wasteful wife. [ Proverb ]

He that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive. [ Proverb ]

Hearts only thrive on varied good;
And he who gathers from a host
Of friendly hearts his daily food,
Is the best friend that we can boast. [ Holland ]

Plants too often removed will not thrive. [ Proverb ]

A man must ask his wife's leave to thrive. [ Proverb ]

He seems wise with whom all things thrive. [ Proverb ]

If a good man thrive, all thrive with him. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

No man can thrive unless his wife lets him. [ Proverb ]

The strawberry grows underneath the nettle
And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best
Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality. [ William Shakespeare ]

Like clocks, one wheel another on must drive,
Affairs by diligent labors only thrive. [ Chapman ]

It is hard to wive and thrive both in a year. [ Proverb ]

Strange customs do not thrive in foreign soil. [ Schiller ]

Peter is so godly that God don't make him thrive. [ Proverb ]

All things thrive with him; he eats silk, and voids velvet. [ Proverb ]

He that marries before he is wise will die before he thrive. [ Scotch Proverb ]

Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live. [ Shirley ]

He that would thrive by law, must fee his enemy's counsel as well as his own. [ Proverb ]

That happiness does still the longest thrive where joys and griefs have turns alternative. [ Robert Herrick ]

The fairest blossoms of pleasantry thrive best where the sun is not strong enough to scorch, nor the soil rank enough to corrupt. [ L'Estrange ]

We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the industries and technologies of tomorrow. [ President Donald J. Trump, Presidential Inaugeration Speech, Jan 20, 2017 ]

thrive in Scrabble®

The word thrive is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters thrive:

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thrive in Words With Friends™

The word thrive is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters thrive:

THRIVE
(66)
 

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Words within the letters of thrive

2 letter words in thrive (5 words)

3 letter words in thrive (9 words)

4 letter words in thrive (7 words)

5 letter words in thrive (3 words)

6 letter words in thrive (1 word)

thrive + 1 blank (3 words)

thrive + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence thrive

Words that start with thrive (5 words)

Words with thrive in them (1 word)

Words that end with thrive (1 word)

Word Growth involving thrive

Shorter words in thrive

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Longer words containing thrive

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