Bloom

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  • noun. A bar of steel prepared for rolling.
  • noun. A mass of wrought iron ready for further working.
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  • noun. The flower of a plant.
  • noun. Something resembling the flower of a plant.
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  • noun. The condition of being in flower.
  • noun. A condition or time of vigor and beauty; prime.
  • noun. A fresh, rosy complexion.
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  • noun. A waxy or powdery whitish to bluish coating on the surface of certain plant parts, as on cabbage leaves or on a plum or grape.
  • noun. A similar coating, as on newly minted coins.
  • noun. Grayish blotches or streaks on the surface of chocolate produced by the formation of cocoa butter crystals.
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  • noun. Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a camera.
  • noun. A colored area on the surface of a body of water caused by large numbers of phytoplankton, especially cyanobacteria.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To bear a flower or flowers.
  • intransitive verb. To support plant life in abundance.
  • intransitive verb. To glow; be radiant.
  • intransitive verb. To mature or flourish with youth and vigor.
  • intransitive verb. To appear or come into being suddenly.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to flourish.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to flower.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A blossom; the flower of a plant, especially of an ornamental plant; an expanded bud.
  • noun. The state of blossoming; the opening of flowers in general; flowers collectively: as, the plant is in bloom, or covered with bloom.
  • noun. A state of health and growth promising higher perfection; a flourishing condition; a palmy time: as, the bloom of youth.
  • noun. The rosy hue on the cheek indicative of youth and health; a glow; a flush.
  • noun. A name sometimes given to minerals having a bright color: as, the rose-red cobalt bloom, or erythrite, etc.
  • noun. A powdery deposit or coating of various kinds.
  • noun. The powdery appearance on coins, medals, and the like, when newly struck.
  • noun. In painting, a cloudy appearance on the surface of varnish.
  • noun. The yellowish fawn-colored deposit from the tanning-liquor on the surface of leather, and penetrating it to a slight depth.
  • noun. A fine variety of raisin.
  • To produce or yield blossoms; flower, literally or figuratively.
  • To glow with a warm color.
  • To be in a state of healthful beauty and vigor; show the beauty of youth; flourish; glow.
  • To put forth, as blossoms.
  • To impart a bloom to; invest with luster or beauty.
  • noun. A roughly prepared mass of iron, nearly square in section, and short in proportion to its thickness, intended to be drawn out under the hammer or between the rolls into bars.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
  • transitive verb. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
  • intransitive verb. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.
  • intransitive verb. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.
  • noun. A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling.
  • noun. A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.
  • noun. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.
  • noun. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
  • noun. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
  • noun. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.
  • Word Usage
    "Also in bloom is the Women’s ‘Valley Sweatshirt’, made of 95% organic cotton and 5% spandex."
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    Blum  Blume  Doom  Hume  Khartoum  
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    beauty  blossom  bud  foliage  fragrance  
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    bloomed  blooming  blooms