Words / B2

BLOOM/bluːm/

To bloom is to produce flowers, or to be in a healthy, successful state; as a noun, the flowers on a plant: in bloom; bloom into. Flower and blossom are close twins; blossom often means fruit-tree flowers. Date when the crop bloomed in the phenology table. Mix-up: bloom vs gloom (already in the dictionary); boom; do not write bloom for a skincare glow with no plant or success in the source.

Meaning

To produce flowers, or to be in a healthy, successful state; as a noun, the flowers on a plant.

Examples

• “Date when the crop bloomed in the phenology table, not a skincare slogan.”
• “The movement bloomed after the Act, which is the flourish sense — still name the year.”

Good to know

in bloom; bloom into; a midsummer bloom. Close: flower / blossom. Trap: gloom / boom. Biology, geography, and history. Produce flowers, or flourish — specify.

Near in meaning

flower, blossom, flourish

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