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Definitions for bloom
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Princeton's WordNet
blooming, bloomnoun
the organic process of bearing flowers
"you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
flower, bloom, blossomnoun
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
bloom, bloom of youth, salad daysnoun
the best time of youth
bloom, blush, flush, rosinessnoun
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushnoun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
efflorescence, bloomverb
a powdery deposit on a surface
bloom, blossom, flowerverb
produce or yield flowers
"The cherry tree bloomed"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BLOOMnoun
Etymology: blum, Germ. bloem, Dutch.
How nature paints her colours, how the bee
Sits on the bloom, extracting liquid sweet. Par. Lost, b. v.A medlar tree was planted by;
The spreading branches made a goodly show,
And full of opening blooms was ev’ry bough. Dryden.Haste to yonder woodbine bow’rs;
The turf with rural dainties shall be crown’d,
While opening blooms diffuse their sweets around. Alexander Pope.Were I no queen, did you my beauty weigh,
My youth in bloom, your age in its decay. John Dryden, Aurengz.To Bloomverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. Numb. xvii. 8.
It is a common experience, that if you do not pull off some blossoms the first time a tree bloometh, it will blossom itself to death. Francis Bacon, Natural Hist. №. 449.
Rites and customs, now superstitious, when the strength of virtuous, devout, or charitable affection bloomed them, no man could justly have condemned as evil. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 3.
Beauty, frail flow’r, that ev’ry season fears,
Blooms in thy colours for a thousand years. Alexander Pope, Epistles.O greatly bless’d with every blooming grace!
With equal steps the paths of glory trace. Alexander Pope, Odyss. b. i.
Wikipedia
Bloom
Bloom (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American independent film entertainment company engaged in financing, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical feature films in various forms of broadcast media.
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bloom
Bloom generally refers to a flower, or the state of having its petals fully opened, symbolizing the peak or ideal moment of something. It could also refer to a significant increase or rapid growth period, as well as the process of coming into full beauty or health. In certain contexts, it may refer to a surface coating or dull layer (as in pottery, photography or on a fruit skin) or to a large number of algae rapidly growing in a body of water due to an increase in nutrients.
Webster Dictionary
Bloomnoun
a blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively
Bloomnoun
the opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom
Bloomnoun
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
Bloomnoun
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
Bloomnoun
the clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture
Bloomnoun
a yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather
Bloomnoun
a popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom
Bloomverb
to produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower
Bloomverb
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
Bloomverb
to cause to blossom; to make flourish
Bloomverb
to bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant
Bloomnoun
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
Bloomnoun
a large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working
Wikidata
Bloom
Bloom is a fictional character from the animated series Winx Club.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bloom
blōōm, v.i. to put forth blossoms: to flower: to be in a state of beauty or vigour: to flourish: to give a bloom or warm tint to anything.—n. a blossom or flower: the opening of flowers: rosy colour: the prime or highest perfection of anything: the first freshness of beauty of anything: the flush or glow on the cheek—(Spens.) Blosme.—p.adj. Bloom′ing, bright, shining, flourishing: (slang) full-blown.—adjs. Bloom′less, without bloom; Bloom′y, flowery: flourishing. [Ice. blóm; cf. Goth. blôma, Ger. blume.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bloom
A peculiar warm blast of wind; a term used in iron-foundries.
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Entomology
Bloom
a fine violet dusting similar to that on plums. {Scanner's note: See Pruinous.}
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BLOOM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bloom is ranked #1483 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bloom surname appeared 24,081 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Bloom.
92.9% or 22,391 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 595 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 527 total occurrences were Black.
1.3% or 330 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 154 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 84 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bloom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bloom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of bloom in a Sentence
We are mobilizing to get our marine mammal experts and our partners there to get some samples, it could be a harmful algal bloom. It could be a number of things.
Hope is the desire to bloom, but faith believes and visualizes the bloom.
Know'st thou the land where the lemon-trees bloom, Where the gold orange glows in the deep thicket's gloom, Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, And the groves are of laurel and myrtle and rose
The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being -- we can do it.
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Translations for bloom
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- تـــــــــزهر --- TozheerArabic
- цъфтя, пух, разцъфвам, разцвет, цъфтеж, блума, цъфтене, брус, свежестBulgarian
- rozkvětCzech
- blomstreDanish
- blühenGerman
- floriEsperanto
- florecerSpanish
- kukinta, kukkiaFinnish
- voile, velours, efflorescence, en fleurs, floraison, fleur, pruine, duvetFrench
- faoi bhláthIrish
- bloomManx
- virágzikHungarian
- berkembangIndonesian
- fiorituraItalian
- פריחהHebrew
- 咲くJapanese
- The word "bloom" can be translated to Kannada as "ಹೂವು" (hūvu) or "ಮೂಡ್ಲು" (mōḍalu), depending on the context. If you're referring to the flowering of plants, "ಹೂವು" is appropriate. If you need a different context, please let me know!Kannada
- 꽃Korean
- vernōLatin
- manahua, ngawhāMāori
- bloeienDutch
- kwiatPolish
- florPortuguese
- t'ikayQuechua
- a infloriRomanian
- цветениеRussian
- blommaSwedish
- Çiçek açmakTurkish
- hoaVietnamese
- 盛开Chinese
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