| Bloom |
n. |
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively. |
| Bloom |
n. |
The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. |
| Bloom |
n. |
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. |
| Bloom |
n. |
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. |
| Bloom |
n. |
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture. |
| Bloom |
n. |
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. |
| Bloom |
n. |
A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom. |
| Bloom |
v. i. |
To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. |
| Bloom |
v. i. |
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. |
| Bloom |
v. t. |
To cause to blossom; to make flourish. |
| Bloom |
v. t. |
To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. |
| Bloom |
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. |
| Bloom |
n. |
A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working. |
