What part of speech is the word rose?

The word "rose" can be several parts of speech depending on its context:

* Noun: A type of flower. "The red rose was beautiful."

* Verb: To rise or move upward. "The balloon rose into the sky."

* Past tense of the verb "rise": "The sun has risen."

To determine the part of speech, look at how the word is used in a sentence.