noun, verb
noun (written or technical)
1 [C] a flower (usually one on a plant that people admire for its flowers):
the exotic blooms of the orchid * The plant produced a single white bloom.
2 [sing.,U] a healthy fresh appearance:
the bloom in her cheeks * the bloom of youth
IDIOMS
in (full) bloom (of trees, plants, gardens, etc.) with the flowers fully open:
The roses were in full bloom. * He loved watching the garden come into bloom. * daffodils in bloom
verb [V]
1 to produce flowers:
Most roses will begin to bloom from late May. * Tulips were blooming as far as the eye could see.
2 to become healthy, happy or confident:
The children had bloomed during their stay on the farm. * She was blooming with good health.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for bloom is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does bloom appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — bloom appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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