Definition of "bloom" in English

noun

1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

2. (collective) Flowers.

3. (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

   • The cherry trees are in bloom.

4. (figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.

   • the bloom of youth

5. Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.

6. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

7. Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.

8. (countable, uncountable) An algal bloom.

9. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

10. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

11. (mineralogy) A bright-hued variety of some minerals.

    • the rose-red cobalt bloom

12. (cooking) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

13. A natural protective coating on an eggshell.

14. (television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.

15. (video games) The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.

16. (Philippines, fandom slang, usually in the plural) A fan of Filipino girl group BINI.

17. (collective) A group of ladybugs.

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

2. (transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

3. (intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.

4. (intransitive, figuratively) To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.

   • Shadows bloomed over the yard.
   • Anger bloomed up from his throat.

5. (intransitive, figuratively) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.

6. (cooking) To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.

7. (intransitive, cooking, of chocolate) To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.