blossom (verb)
61flourish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wave, wield, flaunt, brandish. See agitation. v. i. grow, prosper, thrive. See prosperity. n. fanfare; ornament. See music, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embellishment, fanfare, wave; see… …
62grow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mature, become, develop; increase, extend, expand, enlarge; nurture, raise, cultivate; germinate, breed, sprout; flourish, thrive. See agriculture, increase, prosperity, change. grow up II (Roget s… …
63bloom — [13] The Old English word for ‘flower’ was the probably related blossom, and English did not acquire bloom until the 13th century, when it borrowed it from Old Norse blómi. This came from Germanic *blōmon, a derivative of the Indo European *bhlō… …
64blow — {{11}}blow (n.1) hard hit, mid 15c., blowe, from northern and East Midlands dialects, perhaps from M.Du. blouwen to beat, a common Germanic word of unknown origin (Cf. Ger. bleuen, Goth. bliggwan to strike ). Influenced in English by BLOW (Cf.… …
65bloom — 1. noun 1) orchid blooms Syn: flower, blossom, floweret, floret 2) a girl in the bloom of youth Syn: prime, perfection, acme, peak, height, heyday; salad days 3) …
66mature — 1. adjective 1) a mature woman Syn: adult, grown up, grown, fully grown, full grown, of age, fully developed, in one s prime, middle aged Ant: adolescent 2) he s very mature for his age …
67mature — 1. adjective 1) a mature woman Syn: adult, grown, fully grown, in one s prime 2) he s very mature for his age Syn: grown up, sensible, responsible, adult, level headed 3) …
68effloresce — /ɛfləˈrɛs / (say efluh res) verb (i) (effloresced, efflorescing) 1. to burst into bloom; blossom. 2. (of a crystal) to change on the surface to a powder, upon exposure to air, as a result of loss of some water of crystallisation. 3. (of a rock or …
69bloom — [13] The Old English word for ‘flower’ was the probably related blossom, and English did not acquire bloom until the 13th century, when it borrowed it from Old Norse blómi. This came from Germanic *blōmon, a derivative of the Indo European *bhlō… …
70bloosme — /bloom/ noun and intransitive verb Spenser s form of ↑blossom, modified by ↑bloom1 * * * bloosme obs. form of blossom n …
