Definition of Bloom

1. Noun. The organic process of bearing flowers. "You will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"

Exact synonyms: Blooming
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process

2. Verb. Produce or yield flowers. "The cherry tree bloomed"
Exact synonyms: Blossom, Flower
Generic synonyms: Develop
Specialized synonyms: Burst Forth, Effloresce
Derivative terms: Bloomer, Blossom, Flower, Flower, Flowering

3. Noun. Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.

4. Noun. The best time of youth.
Exact synonyms: Bloom Of Youth, Salad Days
Generic synonyms: Time Of Life
Group relationships: Youth

5. Noun. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.
Exact synonyms: Blush, Flush, Rosiness
Generic synonyms: Good Health, Healthiness
Derivative terms: Flush, Rosy

6. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
Exact synonyms: Blossom, Efflorescence, Flower, Flush, Heyday, Peak, Prime
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Golden Age
Derivative terms: Blossom, Flush

7. Noun. A powdery deposit on a surface.
Exact synonyms: Efflorescence
Generic synonyms: Crystallisation, Crystallization, Crystallizing

Definition of Bloom

1. n. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

2. v. i. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.

3. v. t. To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

4. n. 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.

Definition of Bloom

1. to bear flowers [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Bloom

1. A blossom, the flower of a plant, an expanded bud, the opening of flowers in general, leaves, flowers, or fruits. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bloom

blood type
blood typing
blood urea nitrogen
blood vessel
blood vessel
blood vessels
blood vessel prosthesis
blood vessel prosthesis implantation
blood viscosity
blood volume
blood volume determination
blood volume nomogram
blooey
blooie
bloom (current term)
bloom (current term)
Bloom's syndrome
bloomary
bloomed
bloomer
bloomer
Bloomeria
Bloomeria crocea
bloomeries
bloomers
bloomery
Bloomfield
bloomier
bloomiest
blooming

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