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Bloom vs. Boom — What's the Difference?

Bloom vs. Boom — What's the Difference?

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Bloom

A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty
An exotic bloom

Boom

A loud, deep, resonant sound
The deep boom of the bass drum

Bloom

A delicate powdery surface deposit on certain fresh fruits, leaves, or stems
The bloom on a plum

Boom

A period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth
The London property boom

Bloom

A full, bright sound in a recording
The remastering has lost some of the bloom of the strings
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Boom

A pivoted spar to which the foot of a vessel's sail is attached, allowing the angle of the sail to be changed.

Bloom

A mass of iron, steel, or other metal hammered or rolled into a thick bar for further working
An 18-foot-long steel bloom emerges red-hot from a new reheat furnace

Boom

A movable arm over a television or film set, carrying a microphone or camera
A boom mike

Bloom

Produce flowers; be in flower
A chalk pit where cowslips bloomed

Boom

A floating beam used to contain oil spills or to form a barrier across the mouth of a harbour or river.

Bloom

Coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface.

Boom

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound
Thunder boomed in the sky

Bloom

Make (iron, steel, etc.) into a bloom.

Boom

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth
Business is booming

Bloom

The flower of a plant.

Boom

To make a deep, resonant sound.

Bloom

Something resembling the flower of a plant
"Her hair was caught all to one side in a great bloom of frizz" (Anne Tyler).

Boom

To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish
Business is booming.

Bloom

The condition of being in flower
A rose in full bloom.

Boom

To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound
A field commander booming out orders.

Bloom

A condition or time of vigor and beauty; prime
"the radiant bloom of Greek genius" (Edith Hamilton).

Boom

To cause to grow or flourish; boost.

Bloom

A fresh, rosy complexion
"She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom" (Jane Austen).

Boom

To move or position using a crane
Boomed the cargo onto the ship.

Bloom

A waxy or powdery whitish to bluish coating on the surface of certain plant parts, as on cabbage leaves or on a plum or grape.

Boom

A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.

Bloom

A similar coating, as on newly minted coins.

Boom

A time of economic prosperity.

Bloom

Grayish blotches or streaks on the surface of chocolate produced by the formation of cocoa butter crystals.

Boom

A sudden increase, as in popularity.

Bloom

(Chemistry) See efflorescence.

Boom

(Nautical) A spar extending usually from a mast to hold the foot, clew, or tack of a sail.

Bloom

Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a camera.

Boom

A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.

Bloom

A colored area on the surface of a body of water caused by large numbers of phytoplankton, especially cyanobacteria.

Boom

A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs, typically used to block the passage of boats or to arrest the downstream motion of logs in a log drive.

Bloom

A bar of steel prepared for rolling.

Boom

A floating barrier serving to catch debris or to contain an oil spill.

Bloom

A mass of wrought iron ready for further working.

Boom

A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.

Bloom

To bear a flower or flowers.

Boom

A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.

Bloom

To support plant life in abundance
Rains that made the yard bloom.

Boom

A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.

Bloom

To glow; be radiant
"Our summer-gray potbellied stove bloomed rosy red during winter" (Maya Angelou).

Boom

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.
I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.

Bloom

To mature or flourish with youth and vigor
Genius blooming under a great teacher.

Boom

To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

Bloom

To appear or come into being suddenly
"Her pale shoulders bloomed from the green flounces" (Erin McGraw).

Boom

Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.

Bloom

To cause to flourish.

Boom

(transitive) To make something boom.
Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.

Bloom

(Obsolete) To cause to flower.

Boom

(aviation) To subject to a sonic boom.

Bloom

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

Boom

To publicly praise.

Bloom

(collective) Flowers.

Boom

To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

Bloom

(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
The cherry trees are in bloom.

Boom

(computer chess) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.

Bloom

(figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
The bloom of youth

Boom

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
To boom out a sail
To boom off a boat

Bloom

Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.

Boom

(usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.

Bloom

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

Boom

(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
The population boomed in recent years.
Business was booming.

Bloom

Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.

Boom

To cause to advance rapidly in price.
To boom railroad or mining shares

Bloom

The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

Boom

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
The boom of the surf.

Bloom

A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

Boom

A rapid expansion or increase.
You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.

Bloom

(mineralogy) A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
The rose-red cobalt bloom

Boom

(aviation) sonic boom

Bloom

(culinary) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.

Boom

One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

Bloom

(television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.

Boom

(computer chess) An instance of booming.

Bloom

(video games) The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.

Boom

(nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.

Bloom

The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.

Boom

A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.

Bloom

(transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

Boom

(by extension) A microphone supported on such a pole.

Bloom

(transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

Boom

A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

Bloom

(intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.

Boom

(electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.

Bloom

Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.

Boom

A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.

Bloom

(cooking) To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.

Boom

A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.

Bloom

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.
The rich blooms of the tropics.

Boom

The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.

Bloom

The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom.

Boom

A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.

Bloom

A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.
Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty.

Boom

A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

Bloom

The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow.
A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom upon it.

Boom

Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
Crash boom bang

Bloom

The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

Boom

Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.

Bloom

A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

Boom

The sound of a bass drum beating.

Bloom

A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.

Boom

The sound of a cannon firing.

Bloom

A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling.

Boom

A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

Bloom

To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.
A flower which onceIn Paradise, fast by the tree of life,Began to bloom.

Boom

A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.

Bloom

To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.
A better country blooms to view,

Boom

A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor.

Bloom

To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
Charitable affection bloomed them.

Boom

A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.

Bloom

To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day.

Boom

A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.

Bloom

The organic process of bearing flowers;
You will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed

Boom

A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.

Bloom

Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

Boom

A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; - applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee.

Bloom

The best time of youth

Boom

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.

Bloom

A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

Boom

To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.
At eve the beetle boomethAthwart the thicket lone.

Bloom

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Boom

To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
Alarm guns booming through the night air.

Bloom

A powdery deposit on a surface

Boom

To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
She comes booming down before it.

Bloom

Produce or yield flowers;
The cherry tree bloomed

Boom

To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.

Boom

To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.

Boom

A deep prolonged loud noise

Boom

A state of economic prosperity

Boom

A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money);
The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line

Boom

A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

Boom

Any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

Boom

Make a resonant sound, like artillery;
His deep voice boomed through the hall

Boom

Hit hard;
He smashed a 3-run homer

Boom

Be the case that thunder is being heard;
Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed

Boom

Make a deep hollow sound;
Her voice booms out the words of the song

Boom

Grow stronger;
The economy was booming

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