bloomer

«bloomer» in Mova's school dictionary: A silly mistake — 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 bloomer, bloomers)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, informal) A silly mistake. tree →

2) (UK) A large loaf of white bread with diagonal cuts on top. tree →

3) Bloomers (plural): long, loose knickers or trousers once worn by women and girls, now old-fashioned or joking. tree →

4) A plant that flowers: a late bloomer; also a person who develops later than others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday British talk, «I made a right bloomer» means a funny mistake. In bakeries, a bloomer is a loaf. In stories set in the past, girls wear bloomers. «A late bloomer» is a kind phrase for someone who succeeds or grows up later. Phrases: make a bloomer, late bloomer.

examples

• (UK) I made a real bloomer and called my teacher Mum. tree →
• Could I have a bloomer loaf, please? tree →
• My grandma's old photo shows girls in bloomers. tree →
• He was a late bloomer but became a great runner. tree →
• These roses are early bloomers. tree →
• The newsreader's bloomer made everyone laugh. tree →

note

The mistake sense is mainly British. Bloomers (underwear) is always plural. A late bloomer is a compliment, not an insult.

In the corpora

• "Late bloomer" means a child who is behind other children for now.
• The big growth spurt of puberty can come years earlier for one child than another, and many late bloomers catch up.

Trees and pragmatics

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