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bloom / bloōm/ • n. 1. a flower, esp. one cultivated for its beauty: an exotic bloom. ∎ the state or period of flowering: the apple trees were in bloom. ∎ the state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigor: a young girl, still in the bloom of youth. 2. [in sing.] a youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion: her face had lost its usual bloom. 3. a delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems. ∎ a rapid growth of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in water, often resulting in a colored scum on the surface. ∎ a grayish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface. • v. [intr.] produce flowers; be in flower: a rose tree bloomed on a ruined wall. ∎ come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish: she bloomed as an actress under his tutelage. bloom2 • n. a mass of iron, steel, or other metal hammered or rolled into a thick bar for further working. ∎ hist. an unworked mass of puddled iron. • v. [tr.] [usu. as n.] (blooming) make (metal) into such a mass. |
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"bloom." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bloom." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bloom.html "bloom." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bloom.html |
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bloom Dense population of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria on the surface of lakes or seas, often colouring the water. They may appear suddenly through migration of the population to the water surface. This occurs when the cells (previously mixed down into the water column by wind action) float or swim to the surface under calm conditions. They may arise also through rapid multiplication in response to large increases in nutrients. This happens when sewage, or other mineral-rich water, enters a lake or sea. Some blooms produce toxins, which can be harmful to marine life.
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"bloom." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bloom." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-bloom.html "bloom." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-bloom.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bloom.html T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bloom.html |
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bloom Fat bloom is the whitish appearance on the surface of chocolate which sometimes occurs on storage. It is due either to a change in the form of the fat at the surface or to fat diffusing outwards and being deposited as crystals on the surface. Sugar bloom is less common; it is due to the deposition of sugar crystals on the surface.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "bloom." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "bloom." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-bloom.html DAVID A. BENDER. "bloom." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-bloom.html |
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bloom2 mass of iron brought into the form of a thick bar. OE. blóma identical in form with BLOOM1, but prob. a different word.
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T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bloom1.html T. F. HOAD. "bloom." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bloom1.html |
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Bloom. See BLADMA; SLIAB BLADMA [Slieve Bloom].
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Bloom." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Bloom." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Bloom.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Bloom." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Bloom.html |
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bloom See algal bloom.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bloom.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bloom.html |
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bloom See ALGAL BLOOM.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-bloom.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "bloom." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-bloom.html |
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•abloom, assume, backroom, bloom, Blum, boom, broom, brume, combe, consume, doom, entomb, exhume, flume, foredoom, fume, gloom, groom, Hume, illume, inhume, Khartoum, khoum, loom, neume, perfume, plume, presume, resume, rheum, room, spume, subsume, tomb, vroom, whom, womb, zoom
•catacomb • heirloom • broadloom
•taproom • guardroom • staffroom
•darkroom • classroom • bathroom
•bedroom, headroom
•legroom • restroom
•dayroom, playroom
•saleroom • stateroom • salesroom
•tearoom • green room • sickroom
•anteroom • bridegroom • stockroom
•strongroom • box room • washroom
•storeroom • boardroom • ballroom
•courtroom • houseroom • showroom
•cloakroom • elbow room
•poolroom, schoolroom
•newsroom
•gunroom, sunroom
•mushroom • common room
•workroom • hecatomb • vacuum
•legume • volume • costume
•Leverhulme
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"bloom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bloom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bloom.html "bloom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bloom.html |
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