American English pronunciation

How to pronounce bloom

IPA transcription: [b'lum]

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Noun

  • reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

  • the organic process of bearing flowers

    “you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed”

  • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

  • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

  • the best time of youth

  • a powdery deposit on a surface

Verb

  • produce or yield flowers

    “The cherry tree bloomed”

Usage examples

  • His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
  • The daffodils are blooming.
  • Heimerdinger was born in Bloomington, Indiana.
  • Burlington was located west of Bloomfield near the west fork of the White River.
  • The Bloomery Pike is made up of three state highways.
  • It contains many fountains and pools where lotus flowers bloom.
  • This physiological profile might also influence its pre-bloom growth rate.
  • Writer Nicholas Lemann has described these intellectuals as "the American Bloomsbury".
  • Harris currently serves as the chief executive officer of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
  • The Bloomberg Lab is one of the largest in Greater Boston.