blossom (verb)

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  • 83grow — I (enlarge) verb accrue, accumulate, advance, amplify, appreciate, augment, burgeon, dilate, earn interest, expand, gain, increase, inflate, intensify, magnify, mellow, multiply, progress, propagate, pullulate, spread, stem, strengthen, swell,… …

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  • 84blow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knock, stroke, hit; disappointment; blast, wind, breeze, gale. See impulse, surprise. v. brag; gasp, pant, puff; sound; storm, breeze, whiff, waft; slang, miss, squander. See failure, waste. II (Roget …

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  • 85bloom — [[t]blu͟ːm[/t]] blooms, blooming, bloomed 1) N COUNT A bloom is the flower on a plant. [TECHNICAL or, LITERARY] The sweet fragrance of the white blooms makes this climber a favourite... Harry carefully plucked the bloom. Syn: flower 2) PHRASE A… …

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  • 86flower — [[t]fla͟ʊ ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ flowers, flowering, flowered 1) N COUNT A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured, grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time. Each individual flower is tiny. ...large, purplish… …

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  • 87bloom — bloom1 verb 1》 produce flowers; be in flower. 2》 be or become very healthy. 3》 technical coat (a lens) with a special surface layer to reduce reflection. noun 1》 a flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty.     ↘the state or period of… …

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  • 88blow — blow1 verb (past blew; past participle blown) 1》 (of wind) move creating an air current.     ↘be carried or driven by the wind. 2》 expel air through pursed lips.     ↘force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound.     ↘force… …

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  • 89set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.     ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position.     ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… …

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  • 90blōma- Ⅰ — *blōma , *blōmam germ., stark. Neutrum (a): nhd. Blume, Blüte; ne. bloom (Neutrum), flower (Neutrum), blossom (Neutrum); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., anfrk …

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