bloom

Pronunciation: /bluːm/

The English word “bloom” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
Flowers.
The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
An algal bloom.
A group of jellyfish, especially one caused by a swift increase in the population and especially when they are stranded on shore; the occurrence of such a bloom, and the ecological impact it has.
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
A natural protective coating on an eggshell.
An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.
A fan of Filipino girl group BINI.
A large swarm of ladybugs.
A residue left on a surface as a result of a chemical process.

From Middle English blome, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Doublet of bloom (“spongy mass of metal”); see there for more.

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