bloom

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/bluːm/ English

Definitions

noun

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
Flowers, collectively.
The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.“The cherry trees are in bloom.”
A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.“the bloom of youth”

verb

To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.

noun

The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

Related words

Synonyms

flush glow blossom flower flourish thrive rosiness blush efflorescence peak heyday prime bloom of youth blossoming flowering seaweed algae proliferation

Associated

breathed blooming petals ulysses flowers opus filter bees syndrome

Rhymes

plume presume loom exhume boom room assume fume tomb gloom

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