Sekirov Dictionary

bloom

/bluːm/

noun 20
verb 9
forms 5
phrases 1

noun20

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a flower on a plant, especially one that is fully open
- the rich blooms and enamelled vegetation of the tropics — 1843
Flowers.
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The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
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(figurative) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
- every successive mother had transmitted to her child a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty. — 1850
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An algal bloom.
- Where upwellings or other sources of nutrients allow Ehux to abound, it can proliferate, as blooms, to the point that the ocean turns milky. — 2018
A group of jellyfish, especially one caused by a swift increase in the population and especially when they are stranded on shore; the occurrence of such a bloom, and the ecological impact it has.
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A large swarm of ladybugs.
- Thousands of the little red and black insects took flight at the same time, and the bloom stretched for 10 miles before they landed. — 2019
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The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
- The bloom on blueberries is the dusty powder that protects them from the Sun; it does not rinse off. — 2010
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
A natural protective coating on an eggshell.
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A residue left on a surface as a result of a chemical process.
- A thin yellowish "bloom" covered the film, but this polished off as before, and the metallic silver took a perfectly "black" polish. — 1892
Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.
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A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
- the rose-red cobalt bloom
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The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
- These metallic bodies gradually increasing in volume finally conglomerate into a larger mass, the bloom, which is extracted from the furnace with tongs. — 1957
[usually plural] (Philippines, slang) A fan of Filipino girl group BINI.

verb9

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To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
- Charitable affection bloomed them. — 1594
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Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
- A flower which once / In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, / Began to bloom. — 1667
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(figurative) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
- Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested. — 1961
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(figurative) To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.
- Shadows bloomed over the yard.
- Anger bloomed up from his throat.
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To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
- The Tree of Life[…]blooming Ambrosial Fruit Of vegetable Gold. — 1667
To hydrate ingredients (such as gelatin or yeast) before using them.
To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.
To let carbon dioxide to escape from coffee in order to improve the taste.

forms

bloomed · blooming · bloometh · blooms · bloomest

Phrases with bloom

full bloom
During the stage in a plant's life cycle when its flowers are completely open and at their absolute peak of beauty, color, and fragrance.

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