ALL meanings of bloom
bloom
B b - countable noun bloom A bloom is the flower on a plant. 3
- verb bloom When a plant or tree blooms, it produces flowers. When a flower blooms, it opens. 3
- verb bloom If someone or something blooms, they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities. 3
- uncountable noun bloom If something such as someone's skin has a bloom, it has a fresh and healthy appearance. 3
- noun bloom a blossom on a flowering plant; a flower 3
- noun bloom the state, time, or period when flowers open (esp in the phrases in bloom, in full bloom) 3
- noun bloom open flowers collectively 3
- noun bloom a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth) 3
- noun bloom youthful or healthy rosiness in the cheeks or face; glow 3
- noun bloom a fine whitish coating on the surface of fruits, leaves, etc, consisting of minute grains of a waxy substance 3
- noun bloom any coating similar in appearance, such as that on new coins 3
- noun bloom a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution 3
- noun bloom a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish 3
- verb bloom (of flowers) to open; come into flower 3
- verb bloom to bear flowers; blossom 3
- verb bloom to flourish or grow 3
- verb bloom to be in a healthy, glowing, or flourishing condition 3
- verb bloom to coat (a lens) with a thin layer of a substance, often magnesium fluoride, to eliminate surface reflection 3
- noun bloom a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot 3
- verb bloom to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging 3
- noun bloom a flower; blossom 3
- noun bloom flowers collectively, as of a plant 3
- noun bloom the state or time of flowering 3
- noun bloom a state or time of best health or greatest beauty, vigor, or freshness; prime 3
- noun bloom a youthful, healthy glow (of cheeks, skin, etc.) 3
- noun bloom the grayish, powdery coating on various fruits, as the plum, grape, etc., and on some leaves 3
- noun bloom any similar coating, as on new coins 3
- noun bloom a mass of planktonic algae in lakes, ponds, or the sea, as in the development of red tides 3
- intransitive verb bloom to bear a flower or flowers; blossom 3
- intransitive verb bloom to reach a prime condition, as in health, vigor, beauty, perfection, etc.; flourish 3
- intransitive verb bloom to glow with color, health, etc. 3
- verb transitive bloom to cause to bloom, flower, or flourish 3
- noun bloom a spongy mass of wrought iron ready for further working 3
- noun bloom a thick bar of iron or steel obtained by rolling or hammering an ingot 3
- noun bloom Harold, born 1930, U.S. literary critic and teacher. 1
- verb without object bloom to produce or yield blossoms. 1
- verb without object bloom to flourish or thrive: a recurrent fad that blooms from time to time. 1
- verb without object bloom 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. 1
- verb without object bloom to glow with warmth or with a warm color. 1
- verb with object bloom to make (an ingot) into a bloom. 1
- idioms bloom 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. 1
- idioms bloom the bloom is off (the rose), the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened. 1
- noun bloom flower 1
- noun bloom flower: being fully open 1
- noun bloom white coating on sth 1
- noun bloom rosy complexion 1
- intransitive verb bloom flower: open 1
- intransitive verb bloom plant: produce flowers 1
- intransitive verb bloom flourish 1
- intransitive verb bloom look healthy 1