bloom

«bloom» in Mova's school dictionary: A flower, especially on a plant grown for its flowers — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bloom, blooms; in bloom); verb (bloom, blooms, bloomed, blooming)

meaning for a pupil

1) A flower, especially on a plant grown for its flowers. tree →

2) (verb) To produce flowers; to open into flowers. tree →

3) (verb) To grow healthy, happy or confident. tree →

4) (in science) An algal bloom: a sudden big growth of algae in water, sometimes harmful. tree →

5) (UK, informal, old-fashioned) Blooming is a mild swear word meaning very or annoying: blooming cheek! tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, plants bloom in spring and summer and insects visit the blooms. In stories, a shy character blooms into a confident one. In safety, algal blooms can make lakes unsafe for swimming. Phrases: in full bloom, late bloomer, a blooming nuisance.

examples

• The cherry trees are in full bloom. tree →
• Roses bloom in summer. tree →
• The cactus bloomed after the rain. tree →
• Our new classmate bloomed once she made friends. tree →
• Don't swim in the lake: there's a green algal bloom. tree →
• My brother is a late bloomer, but now he's great at football. tree →
• It's blooming freezing out here! tree →
• The withered tree at once burst into full bloom! tree →

note

Regular verb: bloomed. Similar: blossom (often used for fruit trees). Blooming as a swear word is very mild and a bit old-fashioned in the UK.

In the corpora

• Once they bloom most stop and face east, where the morning sun warms them and bees visit more.
• And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bloom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.