the best time of youth
"The young actress was at the bloom of her career, captivating audiences with her radiant energy and talent."
a powdery deposit on a surface
"A thick white bloom covered the old silver tray after it sat in the humid kitchen all week."
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
"The ancient blacksmith carefully removed the bloom from the forge to begin shaping it into tools."
The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
In plain English: A bloom is a flower that has opened up and become visible.
"The garden was filled with the sweet scent from every bloom on the rose bushes."
Usage: As a noun, bloom refers specifically to the fresh flowers or blossoms on a plant rather than any other meaning. Use this term when describing the colorful part of a tree that appears in spring before leaves emerge.
To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
"The warm spring rain helped the garden bloom, turning bare branches into a sea of pink flowers."
In plain English: To bloom means to grow and open up fully, just like flowers do when they are ready for spring.
"The cherry blossoms began to bloom in early spring."
A surname.
"The famous astronomer Dr. Bloom published a groundbreaking study on stellar evolution last year."
The word "bloom" comes from the Old Norse term meaning flower and entered Middle English with that same sense. It is also a doublet related to another older form of bloom, which originally referred to a spongy mass of metal.