(blm) noun
1. The act of florescence or the state of being in flower.
2. A growing or flourishing condition; freshness; also, flush; glow.
3. A flower; blossom; also, flowers collectively.
4. Bot. The powdery, waxy substance on certain fruits, as the plum or grape, and on certain leaves, as those of the cabbage.
5. A clouded appearance on a varnished surface.
6. A yellow appearance on tanned leather.
7. A fluorescence seen in lubricating oils.
8. Phot. A moist film on the surface of a lens, film, or glass plate.
9. A fine variety of sundried raisin: also bloom raisin.
10. An earthy mineral, usually bright-colored, and ordinarily a decomposition product.
—v.i.
1. To bear flowers; blossom.
2. To glow with health and beauty; be at one's prime.
3. To glow with a warm color; be rosy.
—v.t.
4. To bring into bloom; cause to flourish.
5. To invest with a warm color.
6. To cloud, as a varnished surface. [<ON blōm flower, blossom. Akin to BLOSSOM.]

(blm) noun
1. Metall. A mass of malleable iron from which the slag has been forced by hammer or roller.
2. A lump of melted glass. [OE bloma lump of metal]