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noun

the flower of a plant.

flowers collectively: the bloom of the cherry tree.

state of having the buds opened: The gardens are all in bloom.

a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.: the bloom of youth; the bloom of Romanticism.

a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of youth and health: a serious illness that destroyed her bloom.

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the glossy, healthy appearance of the coat of an animal.

a moist, lustrous appearance indicating freshness in fish.

redness or a fresh appearance on the surface of meat.

Botany. a whitish powdery deposit or coating, as on the surface of certain fruits and leaves: the bloom of the grape.

10.

any similar surface coating or appearance: the bloom of newly minted coins.

11.

any of certain minerals occurring as powdery coatings on rocks or other minerals.

12.

Also called chill. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.

13.

Also called algal bloom, water bloom. the sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae, on the surface of a body of water.

14.

Television. image spread produced by excessive exposure of highlights in a television image.

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verb (used without object)

15.

to produce or yield blossoms.

16.

to flourish or thrive: a recurrent fad that blooms from time to time.

17.

to be in or achieve a state of healthful beauty and vigor: a sickly child who suddenly bloomed; a small talent that somehow bloomed into major artistry.

18.

to glow with warmth or with a warm color.

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verb (used with object)

19.

to cause to yield blossoms.

20.

to make bloom or cause to flourish: a happiness that blooms the cheek.

21.

to invest with luster or beauty: an industry that blooms one's talents.

22.

to cause a cloudy area on (something shiny); dampen; chill: Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.

23.

Optics. to coat (a lens) with an antireflection material.

Idioms

24.

take the bloom off, to remove the enjoyment or ultimate satisfaction from; dampen the enthusiasm over: The coach's illness took the bloom off the team's victory.

25.

the bloom is off (the rose), the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened.

Origin:
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English blom, blome < Old Norse blōm, blōmi; cognate with Gothic blōma lily, German Blume flower; akin to blow³; (v.) Middle English blomen, derivative of the noun

Related forms

bloom·less, adjective

Synonyms
1. blossom. 3. efflorescence. 4. freshness, glow, flush; vigor, prime. 25, 15. effloresce.

Example Sentences

Though it may need crutches, it will shed its leaves in autumn and bloom again next spring.

The name wake robin indicates that the flowers bloom in early spring, about the time the robin arrives.

Spring has sprung, the sun is shining, flowers are beginning to bloom and pollen is in the air.

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Though it may need crutches, it will shed its leaves in autumn and bloom again next spring.

The name wake robin indicates that the flowers bloom in early spring, about the time the robin arrives.

Spring has sprung, the sun is shining, flowers are beginning to bloom and pollen is in the air.

These long-lived beauties bloom nearly nonstop into fall.

Additional fees might take the bloom off of that particular rose.

But sometime because of radical change in weather during pick summer they don't bloom.

Give this money to research and the rest will bloom as any other awesome invention did.

These beds warm up quickly in spring, and even bloom fast.

Showy, deep pink to red bilaterally symmetrical flowers bloom in profusion near the top of this leafy, several-stemmed plant.

They bloom in muddy soil where the water is briny and shallow, and.

Design a lampshade with a secret bloom that stays hidden till you switch on the light.

Red-orange or brick red flowers bloom in narrow clusters and in upper axils on these leafy, branched, velvety-haired plants.

We can power ships, hospitals and pump water into the desert to make it bloom.

Low, clumping or spreading plants grown for colorful daisies over long bloom season.

During the first eight hours, the bloom emits a scent similar to rotting eggs or a dead animal.

There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom.

Standard types usually bloom from midwinter to midspring.

They are only noticeable when their bright flowers are in bloom.

JtdwyerWe had an early bloom but not warm enough for bees, so the pollination of my apple orchard was dismal.

Bloom season for miniatures starts in earliest fall, is heaviest late fall into winter.

The garden is especially beautiful in spring when the cherry blossoms are in bloom.

They bloom in sunny fields and meadows in spring and early summer.

The burgundy bloom to its left has presumably been pollinated.

T hese are among the first shrubs to bloom each year.

And compost that goes into making the garden bloom is taking up space in a landfill.

Blooms late spring to early summer, with some scattered bloom until frost.

They are knows for fragrance, clustered bloom, and the ability to bloom without winter chill.

Bloom reaches its peak in summer, but in mildest-winter regions flowers may appear from spring through fall, and even into winter.

Cut back lightly after bloom to eliminate fruit capsules, encourage new leafy growth.

Basic bloom period is spring through fall, but year.

Most lilacs bloom best in areas with decidedly chilly.

They need ample moisture from onset of growth through bloom period but little moisture during summer.

Rosettes of strapshaped basal leaves appear in early spring, fade away after bloom in summer.

By any name, this rambunctious climber with lacy green foliage is an exceptional beauty in bloom.

G rown for white or cream-colored, usually fragrant flowers that bloom in late spring or early summer.

All bloom intermittently during the warmest months.

Almost continual bloom from early summer through frost add to my plant list.

Feed right after bloom with complete fertilizer but not acid plant food.

Twice-flowering clematis bloom on the previous year's stems in spring, then again on the current year's shoots in summer and fall.

These compact plants need cutting back only once, after fall bloom.

Most tend to be biennials, but some can be coaxed into a second year of bloom if spent flowers are removed before they set seed.

Main bloom period falls between that of primroses and summer bedding plants.

Where winters are cold, bloom time comes in mid to late summer.

Bright rose flowers bloom from late spring into summer.

Plants go dormant after bloom and need no water unless winter rains fail.

Hydrangeas grow best in areas where winters stay fairly mild, and they bloom over a long period in summer.

Requires long, warm growing season to bloom satisfactorily.

It started as a publicity stunt, but now the bloom is off the rose.

The campus has a pastoral feel with limestone buildings and lush trees in full bloom.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

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

a large lump of iron and slag, of pasty consistency when hot, produced in a puddling furnace or bloomery and hammered into wrought iron.

verb (used with object)

to make (an ingot) into a bloom.

Origin:
before 1000; representing Anglo-Latin, Anglo-French blomes (plural), Old English blōma mass of iron; perhaps akin to bloom¹

noun

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World English Dictionary

bloom¹ (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.	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.	ecology a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution
9.	Also called: chill a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish

—vb
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.	(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]

bloom² (bluːm)

—n
1.	See also billet a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot

—vb
2.	(tr) to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging

[Old English blōma lump of metal]

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Word Origin & History

bloom

c.1200, a northern word, from O.N. blomi "flower, blossom," also collectively "flowers and foliage on trees;" from P.Gmc. *blomon (cf. O.S. blomo, Du. bloem, Ger. Blume, Goth. bloma), from PIE *bhle- (cf. O.Ir. blath "blossom, flower," L. flos "flower," florere "to blossom, flourish"), extended form

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of *bhel- "to thrive, bloom, sprout" (see bole). O.E. had cognate bloma, but only in the figurative sense of "state of greatest beauty;" the main word in O.E. for "flower" was blostm (see blossom). Related to O.E. blowan "to flower" (see blow (v.2)).

bloom

"rough mass of wrought iron," from O.E. bloma, of unknown origin.

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