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bloom
1[ bloom ]
noun
- the flower of a plant.
Synonyms:
- flowers collectively:
the bloom of the cherry tree.
- state of having the buds opened:
The gardens are all in bloom.
Synonyms:
- a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.:
the bloom of youth;
the bloom of Romanticism.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of youth and health:
a serious illness that destroyed her bloom.
- 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.
- any similar surface coating or appearance:
the bloom of newly minted coins.
- any of certain minerals occurring as powdery coatings on rocks or other minerals.
- Also called chill. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.
- Also called al·gal bloom [al, -g, uh, l , bloom],. the sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae, on the surface of a body of water.
- Television. image spread produced by excessive exposure of highlights in a television image.
verb (used without object)
- to produce or yield blossoms.
Synonyms:
- to flourish or thrive:
a recurrent fad that blooms from time to time.
- 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.
- to glow with warmth or with a warm color.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to yield blossoms.
- to make bloom or cause to flourish:
a happiness that blooms the cheek.
- to invest with luster or beauty:
an industry that blooms one's talents.
- to cause a cloudy area on (something shiny); dampen; chill:
Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.
- Optics. to coat (a lens) with an antireflection material.
bloom
2[ bloom ]
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.
Bloom
3[ bloom ]
noun
- Harold, 1930–2019, U.S. literary critic and teacher.
bloom
1/ ²ú±ô³Ü˳¾ /
noun
- a blossom on a flowering plant; a flower
- the state, time, or period when flowers open (esp in the phrases in bloom, in full bloom )
- open flowers collectively
a tree covered with bloom
- a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth )
- youthful or healthy rosiness in the cheeks or face; glow
- a fine whitish coating on the surface of fruits, leaves, etc, consisting of minute grains of a waxy substance
- any coating similar in appearance, such as that on new coins
- ecology a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution
- Also calledchill a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish
verb
- (of flowers) to open; come into flower
- to bear flowers; blossom
- to flourish or grow
- to be in a healthy, glowing, or flourishing condition
- tr physics to coat (a lens) with a thin layer of a substance, often magnesium fluoride, to eliminate surface reflection
bloom
2/ ²ú±ô³Ü˳¾ /
noun
- a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot See also billet 1
verb
- tr to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging
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Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
- the bloom is off (the rose), the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened.
Example Sentences
In the aftermath of the 2007-08 writers’ strike, roles for the blooming actor became harder to come by — a situation that was made more dire by the nation’s crushing financial crisis.
A 15-year-old girl was attacked during her swim test in Long Beach by a sea lion sickened by a recent toxic algae bloom, according to the girl’s family.
But as he sits under a blooming citrus tree at the entrance of his new theater, he’s overcome with energy.
Bruce and Gill host the class once a year in the springtime, when their wisteria vines bloom with purple flowers.
Sewage also poses significant environmental risks – it increases nutrients in the water leading to algal blooms which then eventually denies other wildlife – like fish - oxygen.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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