bloom

1. n. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively. Source: opted

2. n. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. Source: opted

3. n. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture. Source: opted

6. n. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. Source: opted

7. n. A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom. Source: opted

8. v. i. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. Source: opted

9. v. i. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers. Source: opted

10. v. t. To cause to blossom; to make flourish. Source: opted

11. v. t. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. Source: opted

12. n. 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. Source: opted

13. n. A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working. Source: opted

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