bloom
/bluːm/
noun/bluːm/
/bluːm/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
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Meaning 2 · noun
Flowers, collectively.
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Meaning 3 · noun
The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
“The cherry trees are in bloom.”
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Meaning 4 · noun
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”
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Meaning 5 · noun
Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
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Meaning 6 · noun
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
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Meaning 7 · noun
Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
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Meaning 8 · noun
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
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Meaning 9 · noun
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
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Meaning 10 · noun
A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
“the rose-red cobalt bloom”
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Meaning 11 · noun
A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
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Meaning 12 · noun
An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
How this word is used
- General “The cherry trees are in bloom.”
- General “the bloom of youth”
- General “the rose-red cobalt bloom”
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