Bloom vs. Flourish

Bloomnoun

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

Bloomnoun

Flowers, collectively.

Bloomnoun

(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

Bloomnoun

(figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor/vigour; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.

Bloomnoun

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

Bloomnoun

Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.

Bloomnoun

The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

Bloomnoun

A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

Bloomnoun

(mineralogy) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals.

Bloomnoun

(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

Bloomnoun

(television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.

Bloomnoun

The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

Bloomverb

(transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

Bloomverb

(transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

Bloomverb

(intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.

Bloomverb

Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.

Bloomnoun

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

Bloomnoun

The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom.

Bloomnoun

A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.

Bloomnoun

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.

Bloomnoun

The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

Bloomnoun

A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

Bloomnoun

A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.

Bloomnoun

A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling.

Bloomverb

To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.

Bloomverb

To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.

Bloomverb

To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

Bloomverb

To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

Bloomnoun

the organic process of bearing flowers;

Bloomnoun

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

Bloomnoun

the best time of youth

Bloomnoun

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

Bloomnoun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Bloomnoun

a powdery deposit on a surface

Bloomverb

produce or yield flowers;

Bloomnoun

a flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty

Bloomnoun

the state or period of flowering

Bloomnoun

the state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigour

Bloomnoun

a youthful or healthy glow in a person's complexion

Bloomnoun

a delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems

Bloomnoun

a greyish-white appearance on chocolate caused by cocoa butter rising to the surface.

Bloomnoun

short for algal bloom

Bloomnoun

a full, bright sound in a recording

Bloomnoun

a mass of iron, steel, or other metal hammered or rolled into a thick bar for further working

Bloomnoun

an unworked mass of puddled iron.

Bloomverb

produce flowers; be in flower

Bloomverb

come into or be in full beauty or health; flourish

Bloomverb

(of fire, colour, or light) become radiant and glowing

Bloomverb

coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface.

Bloomverb

make (iron, steel, etc.) into a bloom.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.

Flourishverb

(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

Flourishverb

(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.

Flourishverb

(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.

Flourishverb

(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.

Flourishverb

To boast; to vaunt; to brag.

Flourishnoun

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

Flourishnoun

An ornamentation.

Flourishnoun

(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

Flourishnoun

(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.

Flourishverb

To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive.

Flourishverb

To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production.

Flourishverb

To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery.

Flourishverb

To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.

Flourishverb

To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.

Flourishverb

To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.

Flourishverb

To boast; to vaunt; to brag.

Flourishverb

To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.

Flourishverb

To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words.

Flourishverb

To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish.

Flourishverb

To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

Flourishnoun

A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor.

Flourishnoun

Decoration; ornament; beauty.

Flourishnoun

Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit.

Flourishnoun

A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure.

Flourishnoun

A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare.

Flourishnoun

The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword.

Flourishnoun

a showy gesture;

Flourishnoun

an ornamental embellishment in writing

Flourishnoun

a display of ornamental speech or language

Flourishnoun

the act of waving

Flourishnoun

(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments;

Flourishverb

grow stronger;

Flourishverb

gain in wealth

Flourishverb

move or swing back and forth;