I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
flowers bloom (= start appearing on a plant )
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Spring flowers bloomed in the meadows.
in full leaf/bloom
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The roses were now in full bloom.
the flowers are in bloom ( also the flowers are out ) (= they appear on a plant )
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At this time of the year, the flowers are in bloom.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
algal
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They were surprised to find that carbon dioxide concentrations were higher in water taken from inside the algal blooms than outside it.
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Nitrates contribute to nutrient enrichment which encourages algal growth and blooms .
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Your cloudiness is an algal bloom rather than bacterial, and is not connected with the Nitrex filter.
full
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What Forest displayed at Elland Road were not green shoots of recovery but a field of talent in full bloom .
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Neither did the cherry blossoms, which were in full bloom when we arrived.
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Is it the wide range of colours, the beauty of the bud opening into full bloom , or the scent?
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Red and pink roses on the campus were in full bloom .
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There were marvellous flowerbeds, rose-gardens and herbaceous borders, well-established trees and shrubberies in full bloom .
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In California, the Arts and Crafts movement came into full bloom .
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Bright wedding-red flowers in full bloom stood cloistered on the steps.
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It was a beautiful California day, and the jacarandas were in full purple bloom .
good
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Roses are heavy feeders at the best of times, and pruning for more and better bloom drives a plant even harder.
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Sun will produce the best blooms in summer and fall.
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June Disbud hybrid tea roses for the best blooms and give them a foliar feed if it is necessary.
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A rich, moist soil and an open situation he considered ideal for producing the best blooms .
■ VERB
produce
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A rich, moist soil and an open situation he considered ideal for producing the best blooms .
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Sun will produce the best blooms in summer and fall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After a long confinement, it put the bloom back in her cheeks, Uncle Billy says.
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Handsome glaucous foliage and erect narrow spikes of white and yellow blooms held just above the water.
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His right arm, the one on the handle, was completely submerged in blooms.
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Is it the wide range of colours, the beauty of the bud opening into full bloom , or the scent?
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Mustard in bloom , mustard in art, mustard in food, even a mustard competition.
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Several other blooms lay bright and brittle between the back pages of the diary, each one neatly labelled.
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The bloom will be off the rose.
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You might apply a 12-24-12 fertilizer early next spring to encourage blooms.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
flower
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Let a thousand flowers bloom and all that ... Ten in the morning, and Mary and Reggie were still in bed.
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Ordinarily that is an indication the offense is in full flower , blooming all over the bloody place.
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The flowers bloom in several shades, especially blue, pink and white.
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Most flowers are done blooming in the woods.
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But for once we had chosen mid-summer - and wild flowers bloomed in profusion.
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Let a thousand flowers bloom while we cultivate and improve our own gardens through such efforts as the Pew group is undertaking.
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The flowers would be blooming in the Alps by now, he thought.
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Lacy elder flowers bloomed in the meadows.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The experiment bloomed into a $50 million business.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But we have made deserts bloom before: could we do the same thing on the Moon?
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From 1891 to 1911 the association bloomed.
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Its small experiment with a house brand called Arizona has bloomed into $ 50 million a year in business.
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My house feels solid and safe and orderly; hyacinths and narcissus bloom indoors here even in the dead of winter.
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The apple trees had already finished blooming, but the tiny green fruit could hardly be called apples yet.
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The house looked much the same, except that a sheaf of cream and red tulips had suddenly bloomed by the front door.
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They bloom virtually all year round, and some have interesting leaf colours or scents too.
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They are the wild flowers of our experience that are cultivated to bloom all our lives.