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bloom
1[ bloom ]
/ blum /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about bloom
take the bloom off, to remove the enjoyment or ultimate satisfaction from; dampen the enthusiasm over: The coach's illness took the bloom off the team's victory.
the bloom is off (the rose), the excitement, enjoyment, interest, etc., has ended or been dampened.
Origin of bloom
1First recorded in 1150â1200; Middle English noun blom, blome, from Old Norse blĆm, blĆmi; cognate with Gothic blĆma âlily,â German Blume âflowerâ; akin to blow3; verb derivative of the noun
historical usage of bloom
Bloom âflowerâ comes from the Proto-Indo-European root bhel-, bhol-, bhlÄ-, bhlĆ- (with still other variants) âto bloom, thrive.â Initial Proto-Indo-European bh- usually becomes b- in the Germanic languages, f- in the ancient Italic languages (Latin, Oscan, Umbrian), and ph- in Greek. Therefore the root variant bhlĆ- yields Latin flĆs (inflectional stem flĆr- ) âflowerâ and its derivatives flĆrÄre âto blossom, bloomâ and flĆrescere âto come into bloom,â from which English derives florescence and florescent. Flower and flour, which English borrowed from Old French, were originally only spelling variants. The root variant bhol- yields folium in Latin and phĂșllon in Greek, both meaning âleaf.â
OTHER WORDS FROM bloom
bloomless, adjectiveWords nearby bloom
bloody-minded, bloody-nosed beetle, bloody shirt, blooey, blook, bloom, bloomed, bloomer, bloomers, bloomery, Bloomfield
Other definitions for bloom (2 of 3)
bloom2
[ bloom ]
/ blum /
noun
a piece of steel, square or slightly oblong in section, reduced from an ingot to dimensions suitable for further rolling.
a large lump of iron and slag, of pasty consistency when hot, produced in a puddling furnace or bloomery and hammered into wrought iron.
verb (used with object)
to make (an ingot) into a bloom.
Origin of bloom
2First recorded before 1000; from Middle English blome âsquared mass of metal of aproximately standard weight,â Old English blĆma âmass of ironâ; perhaps akin to bloom1
Other definitions for bloom (3 of 3)
Bloom
[ bloom ]
/ blum /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for bloom (1 of 2)
bloom1
/ (bluËm) /
noun
verb (mainly intr)
Word Origin for bloom
C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blĆm flower, Old High German bluomo, Middle Dutch bloeme; see blow Âł
British Dictionary definitions for bloom (2 of 2)
bloom2
/ (bluËm) /
noun
a rectangular mass of metal obtained by rolling or forging a cast ingotSee also billet 1 (def. 2)
verb
(tr) to convert (an ingot) into a bloom by rolling or forging
Word Origin for bloom
Old English blĆma lump of metal
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