blossom 
blos·som (bläs′əm)
noun
- a flower or bloom, esp. of a fruit-bearing plant
- a state or time of flowering
Etymology: ME blosme < OE blostma, blostm: for IE base see bloom
intransitive verb
- to have or open into blossoms; bloom
- to begin to thrive or flourish; develop
Object
- romance: The blossoming romance between them soon causes complications in their married lives.
- friendship: Allegiances were rapidly formed, communities grew up, and in a few instances, online friendship blossomed into real life romance.
- talent: Ellenâs artistic talent blossomed during her marriage to Edward.
- career: The story then turns to a blossoming career in the RAF, much of which in the 1930s concerns postings in India.
Adjective modifier
- cherry: Cherry blossoms are in bloom in a short period.
- plum: When plum trees blossom in December it is a " sure sign of death.
- peach: Peach blossom has traditionally been associated with good fortune.
- almond: Winter rental in Mallorca Spring in Majorca is early and the almond blossom is usually in full bloom by the end of January.
- fragrant: It is decked with racemes of small fragrant white blossoms in spring which attract butterflies and bees.
- orange: Breathe in the sweet smell of orange blossom in Seville.
Preposition: into
- mastery: Has Zadie Smith's talent blossomed into the mastery of early maturity?
Modifies a noun
- rot: The black on the bottom of your tomatoes is called " blossom end rot.
- honey: I buy several pots, varying in strength from light blossom honey to intense heather honey.
Modifying Another Word
- forth: Stichos: They that are planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God shall they blossom forth.
Noun used with modifier
- lotus: The scent of jasmine and lotus blossom drifts through the clear air from the rich jungle flora.
- hawthorn: I drew this hawthorn blossom at Barbara's mom's.
- apple: Come back in April or May to see the spectacular apple blossom.
- ivy: The ivy blossom did not really open fully until October.
- romance: It is always nice to see romance blossom between two young people.
- orange: The flowers come in June and July and are white with a lovely orange blossom fragrance.
O chestnut tree, great-rooted blossomer, Are you the leaf, the blossom, or the bole? O body swayed to music,O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?
For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The days dividing lover and lover, The light that loses, the night that wins; And time remembered isgrief forgotten, And frosts are slain and flowers begotten, And in green underwood and cover Blossom by blossom the spring begins.
There has fallen a splendid tear From the passion-flower at the gate. She is coming, my dove, my dear; She is coming, my life, my fate; The red rose cries,'She is near, she is near;' And the white rose weeps,'She is late;' The larkspur listens,'I hear, I hear;' And the lily whispers,'I wait.' She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airya tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in an earthy bed; My dust would hear her and beat; Had I lain for a century dead; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red.
And now by the side of the Black and the Baltic deep, And deathful-grinning mouths of the fortress, flames The blood-red blossom of war with a heart of fire.
For a full spring-tide of blossom seethed and departed hence, Leaving land-locked pools of jonquils by sunny garden fence.
For the last blossom is the first blossom And the first blossom is the best blossom And when from Eden we take our way The morning after is the first day.
The sun has gane down o'er the lofty Benlomond, And left the red clouds to preside o'er the scene, While lanely I stray, in the calm simmer gloamin', To muse on sweet Jessie, the flower o' Dunblane. How sweet is the brier wi' its saft faulding blossom, And sweet is the birk, wi' its mantle o'green; Yet sweeter, and fairer, and dear to this bosom, Is lovely young Jessie, the flower o' Dunblane.
I think there is a blossom about me of something more distinguished than the generality of mankind.
Browse dictionary entries near blossom
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- ‹ Bloomsbury
- ‹ Bloomington
- ‹ blooming mill
- ‹ blooming
- ‹ Bloomfield
- ‹ bloomers
- ‹ bloomer
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