bloom

/blu:m/
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bloom

The cherry tree bloomed in the spring sunshine.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • A flower or the state of flowering: The bloom is the flower itself, or the condition of bearing flowers.
    • The period of greatest vigor, beauty, or prosperity: A time when someone or something is at their peak.
    • A healthy, rosy complexion: A fresh, glowing appearance of the skin, especially on the face.
    • A powdery or waxy coating on certain fruits, leaves, or stems: A delicate, often whitish layer on the surface.
  2. Verb:

    • To produce flowers; to blossom: When a plant blooms, it opens its flowers.
    • To flourish or thrive: To be in a state of healthful, vibrant growth or development.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:

    • The garden was filled with the vibrant bloom of tulips.
    • She was in the full bloom of her career.
    • The cold weather brought a healthy bloom to her cheeks.
    • The grape had a natural, dusty bloom on its skin.
  • Verb:

    • The roses bloom every June without fail.
    • Her talent for painting truly began to bloom in her twenties.
Advanced Usage
  • "in (full) bloom": Flowering profusely; at the peak of development or beauty.

    • The apple trees are in full bloom this week.
    • The artist's creativity was in full bloom during that period.
  • "to take the bloom off (something)": To diminish the freshness, newness, or pleasure of something.

    • Hearing the plot twist early took the bloom off the movie for me.
Variants and Related Words
  • Blooming (adjective): Used for emphasis (informal), e.g., Also describes the process of flowering.
  • Bloomer (noun, historical): A type of loose trousers. (Note: This is a distinct, unrelated word).
  • Bloomery (noun): A furnace for producing wrought iron from ore.
Synonyms
  • Noun (flower): Blossom, flower.
  • Noun (peak period): Prime, heyday, zenith.
  • Verb (to flower): Blossom, flower, burgeon.
  • Verb (to thrive): Flourish, prosper.
Related Phrases
  • Bloom is off the rose: The initial excitement, beauty, or appeal has faded.
    • After a few years of hard work, the bloom was off the rose, and he felt disillusioned.
bloom

The cherry tree bloomed in the spring sunshine.

Noun
  1. a powdery deposit on a surface
  2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  3. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
  4. the best time of youth
  5. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
  6. the organic process of bearing flowers
    • you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed
Verb
  1. produce or yield flowers
    • The cherry tree bloomed