26984 words

blooms

15 definitions • 22 examples
1
When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers:

Examples:

These flowers will bloom all through the summer.
2

Examples:

Rimbaud's poetic genius bloomed early.
3
a flower on a plant
4

Examples:

If I were you, I'd visit in April or May when all the flowers are in bloom.
5
(of a plant or tree) to be completely covered in flowers:

Examples:

The apple trees are in full bloom.
6
(of flowers) to have completely opened:

Examples:

Feed the roses again when they are in full bloom.
7
happening with a lot of activity :

Examples:

Houses are being rebuilt and entrepreneurship is in full bloom.
The sexual revolution was in full bloom.
8
healthy, energetic, or attractive, especially because of the period of life you are in:

Examples:

She is now in the bloom of her teenage years.
He was 19, in the full bloom of youth.
The two men were still in the bloom of manhood when they were killed.
The magazine featured a picture of the model in the full bloom of pregnancy.
9
to start to produce flowers:

Examples:

The roses are just coming into bloom.
10
health, energy, and good looks:

Examples:

Her hair was dyed, and her bloom was fading, but she was still a very graceful woman.
11
a sudden increase in the growth of algae (= very simple, small plants that grow in water) or other small organisms in an area of water, such as an ocean, lake, or river:

Examples:

It is usually safe to boat in lakes where algae blooms are present, so long as you stay far away from surface scum.
The water was filled with a bloom of blue-green algae that gave off a rotten smell.
12
a powder-like substance, usually white, that forms on a surface, for example when it has become wet and then dried again:

Examples:

Bloom looks like a whitish veil growing over the surface of the painting.
13
a powder-like or wax-like layer, usually white or grey, on the surface of some fruit:

Examples:

The plums are purplish with a waxy bloom.
The waxy white colouration on grapes is called bloom, and it often contains yeast.
14
(of a plant or tree) to produce flowers, or (of a flower) to open or be open:

Examples:

Alta loved watching her flowers bloom in the spring.
fig. Their interest suddenly bloomed when they knew they would make money out of the deal.
15
a flower, or the condition of having flowers:

Examples:

[ U ] Roses in bloom are a beautiful sight.

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