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14 Definitions of: bloom
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- noun, a blossom on a flowering plant; a flower
- noun, the state, time, or period when flowers open (esp in the phrases in bloom, in full bloom)
- noun, open flowers collectively
- noun, a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth)
- noun, youthful or healthy rosiness in the cheeks or face; glow
- noun, a fine whitish coating on the surface of fruits, leaves, etc, consisting of minute grains of a waxy substance
- noun, any coating similar in appearance, such as that on new coins
- noun, ecology a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution
- noun, Also called: chill a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish
- verb, (of flowers) to open; come into flower
- verb, to bear flowers; blossom
- verb, to flourish or grow
- verb, to be in a healthy, glowing, or flourishing condition
- verb, physics to coat (a lens) with a thin layer of a substance, often magnesium fluoride, to eliminate surface reflection
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- noun, a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot. See also billet
- verb, to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of bloom