Definition of bloom : 1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.
2. A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.
3. 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.
7. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
8. 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.
11. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
12. To cause to blossom; to make flourish.


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flower (part of speech: noun)


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