bloom
bloom Lexical Profile
bloom Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty, or the state or period of having open flowers.
"The botanical garden was filled with vibrant spring blooms of every imaginable color."
A state or period of greatest beauty, vigor, freshness, or flourishing health, often accompanied by a rosy glow of the complexion.
"Even in her seventies, she retained the radiant bloom of vitality from her daily outdoor walks."
A rapid, dense, and often harmful proliferation of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in a body of water.
"Warm summer temperatures and agricultural runoff triggered a massive algal bloom across the lake."
A delicate, powdery coating on the surface of certain fresh fruits and leaves, or a whitish coating appearing on chocolate when cocoa butter separates.
"Freshly picked plums and grapes are often covered with a natural waxy bloom."
In metallurgy, a rectangular mass of hammered or rolled iron or steel produced from an ingot for further shaping.
"The steel mill cast the molten metal into heavy blooms before rolling them into structural beams."
• verb
To produce flowers or open into blossoms.
"The cherry trees along the river typically bloom in early April."
To flourish, thrive, or develop into a state of health, maturity, and beauty.
"Under the mentorship of her new music teacher, the young violinist's talent began to bloom."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The botanical senses derive from Old Norse 'blóm' ('flower, blossom'), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel- ('to thrive, bloom'). The metallurgical sense derives separately from Old English 'blōma' ('lump of metal').