1. [noun] A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
2. [noun] Flowers, collectively.
3. [noun] (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
4. [noun] A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor/vigour; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
5. [noun] The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
6. [noun] Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
7. [noun] The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
8. [noun] A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
9. [noun] (mineralogy) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals.
10. [noun] A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
11. [verb] (transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
12. [verb] (transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
13. [verb] (intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
14. [verb] (intransitive) (figuratively) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
15. [noun] The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
16. [noun] The organic process of bearing flowers; 'you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed'.
17. [noun] Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts.
18. [noun] The best time of youth.
19. [noun] A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.
20. [noun] The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
21. [noun] A powdery deposit on a surface.
22. [verb] Produce or yield flowers; 'The cherry tree bloomed'.