"blooms" in the noun sense
1. blooming, bloom
the organic process of bearing flowers
"you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"
2. flower, bloom, blossom
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
3. bloom, bloom of youth, salad days
the best time of youth
4. bloom, blush, flush, rosiness
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
5. flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
6. efflorescence, bloom
a powdery deposit on a surface
"blooms" in the verb sense
1. bloom, blossom, flower
produce or yield flowers
"The cherry tree bloomed"
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