bloom

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluːm/
• Homophone: Bloom
• Rhymes: -uːm

Etymology 1

From Middle English blome, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Doublet of bloom (“spongy mass of metal”); see there for more.

Noun

bloom (countable and uncountable, plural blooms)

1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
2. (collective) Flowers.
3. (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
4. (figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
5. Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
6. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
7. Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
8. (countable, uncountable) An algal bloom.
9. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
10. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
11. (mineralogy) A bright-hued variety of some minerals.

12. (cooking) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
13. A natural protective coating on an eggshell.
14. (television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
15. (video games) The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.

Synonyms

• (flower of a plant): blossom, flower
• (opening of flowers): blossom, flower
• (anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness): flush, glow

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Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English bloom (“a blossom”).

Verb

bloom (third-person singular simple present blooms, present participle blooming, simple past and past participle bloomed)

1. (transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
2. (transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
3. (intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
4. (intransitive, figuratively) To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.

5. (intransitive, figuratively) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
6. (cooking) To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
7. (intransitive, cooking, of chocolate) To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.
8. (cooking) To let carbon dioxide to escape from coffee in order to improve the taste.
9. (cooking) To hydrate ingredients (such as gelatin or yeast) before using them.

   Synonyms: (baking, ambiguous) proof, (brewing) rehydrate

Synonyms

• (produce blooms): blossom, flower
• (flourish): blossom, flourish, thrive

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Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English blome, from Old English blōma (“flower; lump of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Cognate with West Frisian blom, Dutch bloem, German Blume, Icelandic blóm, Danish blomme, Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma). Related to blow, blade, blead; also related to flower, foil, and belladonna.

Noun

bloom (plural blooms)

1. The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

Related terms

• bloomery
• blooming

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References

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from English broom.

Noun

bloom

1. broom

Derived terms

• mamook bloom

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English bloom.

Noun

bloom m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. (metallurgy) bloom

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