bloom

bloom ¹

 (blo͞om)

n.

1.

a. The flower of a plant.

b. Something resembling the flower of a plant: "Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz" (Anne Tyler).

2.

a. The condition of being in flower: a rose in full bloom.

b. A condition or time of vigor and beauty; prime: "the radiant bloom of Greek genius" (Edith Hamilton).

3. A fresh, rosy complexion: "She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom" (Jane Austen).

4.

a. A waxy or powdery whitish to bluish coating on the surface of certain plant parts, as on cabbage leaves or on a plum or grape.

b. A similar coating, as on newly minted coins.

c. Grayish blotches or streaks on the surface of chocolate produced by the formation of cocoa butter crystals.

d. Chemistry See efflorescence.

5. Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a camera.

6. A colored area on the surface of a body of water caused by large numbers of phytoplankton, especially cyanobacteria.

v. bloomed, bloom·ing, blooms

v.intr.

1.

a. To bear a flower or flowers.

b. To support plant life in abundance: rains that made the yard bloom.

2. To glow; be radiant: "Our summer-gray potbellied stove bloomed rosy red during winter" (Maya Angelou).

3. To mature or flourish with youth and vigor: genius blooming under a great teacher.

4. To appear or come into being suddenly: "Her pale shoulders bloomed from the green flounces" (Erin McGraw).

v.tr.

1. To cause to flourish.

2. Obsolete To cause to flower.

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[Middle English blom, from Old Norse blōm; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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bloom′y adj.

Synonyms: bloom¹, blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush¹, prime
These nouns denote a condition or time of greatest vigor and freshness: beauty in full bloom; the blossom of a great romance; the efflorescence of Russian literature; the florescence of Greek civilization; in the flower of youthful enthusiasm; in the flush of their success; the prime of life.

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bloom ²

 (blo͞om)

n.

1. A bar of steel prepared for rolling.

2. A mass of wrought iron ready for further working.

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[Middle English blome, lump of metal, from Old English blōma; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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bloom

(bluːm)

n

1. a blossom on a flowering plant; a flower

2. the state, time, or period when flowers open (esp in the phrases in bloom, in full bloom)

3. open flowers collectively: a tree covered with bloom.

4. a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth)

5. youthful or healthy rosiness in the cheeks or face; glow

6. (Botany) a fine whitish coating on the surface of fruits, leaves, etc, consisting of minute grains of a waxy substance

7. any coating similar in appearance, such as that on new coins

8. (Biology) ecology a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution

9. (Building) Also called: chill a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish

vb (mainly intr)

10. (of flowers) to open; come into flower

11. to bear flowers; blossom

12. to flourish or grow

13. to be in a healthy, glowing, or flourishing condition

14. (General Physics) (tr) physics to coat (a lens) with a thin layer of a substance, often magnesium fluoride, to eliminate surface reflection

[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blōm flower, Old High German bluomo, Middle Dutch bloeme; see blow³]

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bloom

(bluːm)

n

(Metallurgy) a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot. See also billet¹²

vb

(Metallurgy) (tr) to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging

[Old English blōma lump of metal]

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bloom¹

(blum)
n.

1. the flower of a plant.

2. flowers collectively, as of a plant or tree.

3. the state of flowering: lilacs in bloom.

4. a flourishing, healthy condition; the time of greatest beauty, vigor, or freshness: the bloom of youth.

5. a glowing or glossiness indicative of health, vigor, or youth, esp. a flush on the cheek.

6. a whitish, powdery coating on the surface of certain fruits, as the grape, or some leaves.

7. any similar surface coating or appearance, as on newly minted coins or on rocks or minerals.

8. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.

9. the sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae on the surface of a lake.

v.i.

10. to produce or yield blossoms.

11. to thrive.

12. to be in or achieve a state of healthful beauty and vigor.

13. to glow with warmth or with a warm color.

v.t.

14. to cause to yield blossoms.

15. to make bloom or give bloom to.

[1150–1200; Middle English blom, blome < Old Norse blōm(i)]

bloom′less, adj.

bloom²

(blum)
n.

1. a piece of steel, square or slightly oblong in section, reduced from an ingot to dimensions suitable for further rolling.

2. a large lump of iron and slag, of pasty consistency when hot, hammered into wrought iron.

[before 1000; representing Anglo-Latin, Anglo-French blomes (pl.), Old English blōma mass of iron; perhaps akin to bloom¹]

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bloom

Past participle: bloomed
Gerund: blooming

Imperative

bloom

bloom

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bloom - the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" blooming biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts blossom, flower angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary floret, floweret - a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) apetalous flower - flower having no petals inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk ray floret, ray flower - small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower bud - a partially opened flower stamen - the male reproductive organ of a flower reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction pistil - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma carpel - a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils chrysanthemum - the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
	3.	bloom - the best time of youth bloom of youth, salad days time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state youth - the time of life between childhood and maturity
	4.	bloom - a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health blush, rosiness, flush good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
	5.	bloom - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity flush, heyday, efflorescence, blossom, peak, prime, flower period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
	6.	bloom - a powdery deposit on a surface efflorescence crystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing - the formation of crystals
Verb	1.	bloom - produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" blossom, flower develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" effloresce, burst forth - come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"

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bloom

noun

1. flower, bud, blossom Harry carefully plucked the bloom.

2. prime, flower, beauty, height, peak, flourishing, maturity, perfection, best days, heyday, zenith, full flowering in the full bloom of youth

3. glow, flush, blush, freshness, lustre, radiance, rosiness The skin loses its youthful bloom.
glow whiteness, pallor, paleness, wanness, bloodlessness

verb

1. flower, blossom, open, bud This plant blooms between May and June.
flower die, waste, fade, shrink, wither, wilt, perish, droop, shrivel

2. grow, develop, wax, blossom She bloomed into an utterly beautiful creature.

3. succeed, flourish, thrive, prosper, fare well Not many economies bloomed in 1990.
succeed fail, decline, decay, wane, languish

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bloom ¹

noun

1. The showy reproductive structure of a plant:

blossom, floret, flower.

2. A condition or time of vigor and freshness:

blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime.

3. A fresh rosy complexion:

blush, color, flush, glow.

verb

1. To bear flowers:

blossom, blow, burgeon, effloresce, flower.

2. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly:

blossom, flourish, thrive.

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bloom ²

noun

A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:

bar, rod, shaft, slab, stick.

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Translations

إِزْهارٌزَهْرَةٌ، نَوْرَةٌنَضارَةٌيُزْهِرُ، يُنَوِّرُ

květkvětinarozkvětrozkvétata

blomstblomstreblomstring

blühenBlüteBlume

ανθίζω

en florestar en la flor de (la vida)florfloraciónflorecer

kukintakukkia

fleurfleurirfloraisonécloreefflorescence

ifjúsága teljében

blómblómatímiblómi, blómatímiblómstra

fiorefiorirefiorituralanuginepatina

verno

pats žydėjimasžiedasžydėjimasžydėti

plauktplaukumsziedēšanaziedētzieds

blomstblomstreblomstringungdommens vår

цветок

rozkvet

cveteti

baharçiçekçiçek açmakçiçeklenmeçiçeklenmek

开花花青春

bloom

[bluːm]

A. N

1. (= flower) → flor f; (on fruit) → vello m, pelusa f
in bloom → en flor
in full bloom → en plena floración
in the full bloom of youth → en la flor de la juventud
to come into bloom → florecer

2. (fig) (on complexion) → rubor m

B. VI [flower] → abrirse; [tree] → florecer (fig) [economy, industry] → prosperar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bloom

[ˈbluːm]

n (= flower) → fleur f
to be in bloom [plant, tree] → être en fleur

[skin] → velouté m

vi

[tree] → fleurir; [flower] → éclore

[person] → s'épanouir
to bloom into → devenir

[romance, relationship, talent] → s'épanouir; [economy] → fleurir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bloom

n

→ Blüte f; to be in (full) bloom → in (voller) Blüte stehen; to come/burst into bloom → aufblühen/plötzlich erblühen

(fig) her skin has lost its bloom → ihre Haut ist welk geworden; in the bloom of youth → in der Blüte der Jugend; in the first bloom of love → in der ersten Begeisterung ihrer Liebe

(on fruit) → satter Schimmer; (on peaches) → Flaum m

vi (lit, fig) → blühen

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bloom

[bluːm]

1. n (flower) → fiore m; (on fruit) → lanugine f; (on complexion) → colorito roseo
in bloom (flower) → sbocciato/a (tree) → in fiore
in full bloom → in piena fioritura
in the full bloom of youth → nel fiore della giovinezza

2. vi (flower) → aprirsi; (tree) → sfiorire

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bloom

(bluːm) noun

1. a flower. These blooms are withering now. bloeisel زَهْرَةٌ، نَوْرَةٌ цвете flor květ, květina die Blume blomst άνθοςflor õis شکوفه؛ غنچه kukka fleurפרח फूल cvijet virág bunga blóm fiore 花 꽃 žiedas zieds bunga bloemblomstkwiat ګل ، غوړیدل flor floare цветок kvet, kvetina cvetica cvet blomma ดอกไม้ çiçek 花 цвіт پھول کلیاں hoa 花

2. the state of flowering. The flowers are in bloom. bloei إِزْهارٌ цъфтеж em flor květ die Blüte blomstring άνθιση, ανθοφορία floración, en flor õites شکفتن؛ غنچه کردن kukkiminen floraisonפריחה फूल खिलना cvat virágzás berkembang blómi, blómatími fioritura 開花 개화 žydėjimas ziedēšana kembang bloeiblomstring, i full blomst kwitnięcie غوړیدل، غنچه کول em flor înflorire цветение kvet razcvet cvetanje blom การออกดอก çiçeklenme 開花 цвітіння کلیوں کا کھلنا sự ra hoa 开花

3. freshness. in the bloom of youth. prulle نَضارَةٌ свежест desabrochar rozkvět die Blüte ungdommens vår φρεσκάδα estar en la flor de, lozanía, frescura õitseaeg عنفوان؛ اوج kukkeus fleurפריחה, לבלוב ताजगी svjež izgled ifjúsága teljében kesegaran blómatími/-skeið fiore 盛り 젊음 pats žydėjimas plaukums; ziedu laiks dikemuncak remaja bloeiungdommens vårwiosna د ښایست جوش frescura floare расцвет kvet, rozkvet cvet cvet i blomman av, blomstring ความสดชื่น bahar, tazelik 朝氣蓬勃 розквіт تازگی tuổi thanh xuân 青春

verb

to flower or flourish. Daffodils bloom in the spring. bloei يُزْهِرُ، يُنَوِّرُ разцъфвам florescer rozkvétat blühen blomstre ανθίζω, αναπτύσσομαιflorecer õitsema شکفتن؛ گل دادن kukoistaa fleurir לִפרוֹח, לְלָבלֵב फूल खिलना cvasti virágzik mekar blómstra fiorire 咲く 꽃이 피다 žydėti ziedēt; plaukt berkembang bloeienblomstrekwitnąć ګل کول، غوړیدل florescer a înflori цвести kvitnúť cveteti cvetati blomma เบ่งบาน çiçek açmak, çiçeklenmek 開花 цвісти; розквітати پھولوں کا جوبن پر ہونا nở hoa 开花

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