1. the flower of a plant.
2. flowers collectively: the bloom of the cherry tree.
3. state of having the buds opened: The gardens are all in bloom.
4. a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.: the bloom of youth;the bloom of Romanticism.
5. a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of youth and health: a serious illness that destroyed her bloom.
6. the glossy, healthy appearance of the coat of an animal.
7. a moist, lustrous appearance indicating freshness in fish.
8. redness or a fresh appearance on the surface of meat.
9. a whitish powdery deposit or coating, as on the surface of certain fruits and leaves: the bloom of the grape.
10. any similar surface coating or appearance: the bloom of newly minted coins.
11. any of certain minerals occurring as powdery coatings on rocks or other minerals.
12. a clouded or dull area on a varnished or lacquered surface.
13. the sudden development of conspicuous masses of organisms, as algae, on the surface of a body of water.
14. image spread produced by excessive exposure of highlights in a television image.

15. to produce or yield blossoms.
16. to flourish or thrive: a recurrent fad that blooms from time to time.
17. to be in or achieve a state of healthful beauty and vigor: a sickly child who suddenly bloomed;a small talent that somehow bloomed into major artistry.
18. to glow with warmth or with a warm color.

19. to cause to yield blossoms.
20. to make bloom or cause to flourish: a happiness that blooms the cheek.
21. to invest with luster or beauty: an industry that blooms one's talents.
22. to cause a cloudy area on (something shiny); dampen; chill: Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.
23. to coat (a lens) with an antireflection material.

24. to remove the enjoyment or ultimate satisfaction from; dampen the enthusiasm over: The coach's illness took the bloom off the team's victory.
25. the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened.

1. a piece of steel, square or slightly oblong in section, reduced from an ingot to dimensions suitable for further rolling.
2. a large lump of iron and slag, of pasty consistency when hot, produced in a puddling furnace or bloomery and hammered into wrought iron.

3. to make (an ingot) into a bloom.

1. U.S. literary critic and teacher.

1. a blossom on a flowering plant; a flower
2. the state, time, or period when flowers open (esp in the phrases in bloom, in full bloom)
3. open flowers collectively
4. a healthy, vigorous, or flourishing condition; prime (esp in the phrase the bloom of youth)
5. youthful or healthy rosiness in the cheeks or face; glow
6. a fine whitish coating on the surface of fruits, leaves, etc, consisting of minute grains of a waxy substance
7. any coating similar in appearance, such as that on new coins
8. a visible increase in the algal constituent of plankton, which may be seasonal or due to excessive organic pollution
9. a dull area formed on the surface of gloss paint, lacquer, or varnish

10. (of flowers) to open; come into flower
11. to bear flowers; blossom
12. to flourish or grow
13. to be in a healthy, glowing, or flourishing condition
14. to coat (a lens) with a thin layer of a substance, often magnesium fluoride, to eliminate surface reflection

1. a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingot

2. to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging

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