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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bloom1 /blum/USA pronunciation n. - Botany[countable] the flower of a plant.
- the state of flowering:[uncountable]lilacs in bloom.
- [uncountable] the time of greatest beauty, life, strength, or freshness: the bloom of youth.
- a glow that signals or indicates such a state:[countable]a bloom of health on her face.
v. [no object] - Botanyto produce or yield flowers or blossoms:The roses bloom every few days.
- to grow well or thrive;
flourish; blossom:His talent for languages bloomed.[~ + into + object]bloomed into a promising trombone player in high school. - to be in or achieve a state of beauty and vigor:began to bloom with good health.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bloom1 (blo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe 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.
- the glossy, healthy appearance of the coat of an animal.
- Fooda moist, lustrous appearance indicating freshness in fish.
- Foodredness or a fresh appearance on the surface of meat.
- Botanya 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.
- Mineralogyany of certain minerals occurring as powdery coatings on rocks or other minerals.
- FurnitureAlso called chill. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.
- Microbiologythe sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae on the surface of a lake.
- Radio and Television[Television.]image spread produced by excessive exposure of highlights in a television image.
- Idioms 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. - Idioms the bloom is off (the rose), the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened.
v.i. - Botanyto produce or yield blossoms.
- 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.
v.t. - Botanyto 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. - Opticsto coat (a lens) with an antireflection material.
- Old Norse blōm, blōmi; cognate with Gothic blōma lily, German Blume flower; akin to blow3; (verb, verbal) Middle English blomen, derivative of the noun, nominal
- (noun, nominal) Middle English blom, blome 1150–1200
bloom′less, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blossom.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged efflorescence.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged freshness, glow, flush; vigor, prime.
- 16, 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged effloresce.
bloom2 (blo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation [Metalworking.]n. - Metallurgya piece of steel, square or slightly oblong in section, reduced from an ingot to dimensions suitable for further rolling.
- Metallurgya large lump of iron and slag, of pasty consistency when hot, produced in a puddling furnace or bloomery and hammered into wrought iron.
v.t. - Metallurgyto make (an ingot) into a bloom.
- bef. 1000; representing Anglo-Latin, Anglo-French blomes (plural), Old English blōma mass of iron; perh. akin to bloom1
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