bloom

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: bloomingflowerblossombloom of youthsalad daysblushflushrosinessprimepeakheydayefflorescence

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. the organic process of bearing flowers“you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed”Synonyms: blooming
  2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful partsSynonyms: flowerblossom
  3. the best time of youthSynonyms: bloom of youthsalad days
  4. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good healthSynonyms: blushflushrosiness
  5. the period of greatest prosperity or productivitySynonyms: flowerprimepeakheydayblossomefflorescenceflush
  6. a powdery deposit on a surfaceSynonyms: efflorescence

Verb (1)

  1. produce or yield flowers“The cherry tree bloomed”Synonyms: blossomflower
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bloom \Bloom\, n. [AS. bl?ma a mass or lump, [imac]senes bl?ma a lump or wedge of iron.] (Metal.) (a) 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. (b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working. [1913 Webster]
Bloom \Bloom\, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw. blom, Goth. bl?ma, OS. bl?mo, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma, G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl?wan to blow, blossom. See Blow to bloom, and cf. Blossom.]

1.A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively. [1913 Webster]

The rich blooms of the tropics.— Prescott.[1913 Webster]

2.The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. "Sight of vernal bloom." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3.A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth. [1913 Webster]

Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty.— Hawthorne.[1913 Webster]

4.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. [1913 Webster]

A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom upon it.— Thackeray.[1913 Webster]

5.The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture. [1913 Webster]

6.A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

7.(Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom. [1913 Webster]

Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blooming.]

1.To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. [1913 Webster]

A flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.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. [1913 Webster]

A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky.— Logan.[1913 Webster]
Bloom \Bloom\, v. t.

1.To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Charitable affection bloomed them.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

2.To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day.— Keats.[1913 Webster]
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