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"BLOSSOMS" is a plural of: blossom. |
Date "BLOSSOMS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of seeing trees and shrubs in blossom, denotes a time of pleasing prosperity is nearing you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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Synonym: BLOSSOMSSynonym: Flowers. (additional references) |
Crosswords: BLOSSOMS |
| Specialty definitions using "BLOSSOMS": Flowers and Trees with Christian Traditions ♦ Grog Blossoms ♦ HERBARIUM WORKER ♦ Nilica ♦ Orange Blossoms Worn at Weddings ♦ Poplars ♦ Quercetin ♦ Rosebush. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "BLOSSOMS": orpine. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Orange Blossoms for Violet (1952) Blossoms In the Dust (1941) Broken Blossoms (1936) Busted Blossoms (1934) Lotus Blossoms (1933) | |
Song Titles | Allison Road (performing artist: Gin Blossoms) Follow You Down (performing artist: Gin Blossoms) Found Out About You (performing artist: Gin Blossoms) Til I Hear It From You (performing artist: Gin Blossoms) | |
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 | The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. The photograph was taken of NLM's east side with Lister Hill behind the library with the cherry blossoms in the foreground. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Cherry Blossoms. Credit: USDA. |
 | Couple enjoy cherry blossoms with Washington Monument in the background. Credit: USDA. |  | Resplendent chery tree blossoms for Japan near the Tidal Basin at Washington, D.C. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
 | When spring comes back with rustling shade and apple blossoms fill the air -- Alan Seeger. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Under the cherry blossoms in the flowery kingdom, Japan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Peach blossoms. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Apple blossoms. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Seventy-one years, or, My life with photography. Apple blossoms from an unusual viewpoint, May 17, 1933. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Close ups. Apple blossoms. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Cherry blossoms" by Michael Moore Commentary: "A nice shot of cherry blossoms in the sun." | "Blossoms & Bee" by Elisabeth Howe Commentary: "A bee collecting pollen..." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Perhaps a wild rose might be like those colours and he remembered the song about the wild rose blossoms on the little green place |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Valleys in which the fruit blossoms are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea. |
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| "BLOSSOMS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 92.93% of the time. "BLOSSOMS" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 92.93% | 92 | 34,282 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 7.07% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 99 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "BLOSSOMS": fading of blossoms ♦ shed its blossoms. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "BLOSSOMS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | fleurit. (various references) | |
German | Blüten (blooms). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 梨花 (pear blossoms), 寒紅梅 (winter plum tree with reddish blossoms), 一重桜 (a cherry tree bearing single blossoms, single cherry blossoms), 山桜 (wild cherry tree or blossoms), 凋残 (ruined blossoms), 八重桜 (double cherry blossoms, double-flowered cherry-tree), 桜漬け (pickled cherry blossoms), 桜湯 (drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms), 寒梅 (plum tree which blossoms in winter), 桜花爛漫 (riot of cherry blossoms), 芳信 (honorific reference to another's letter, tidings of peach blossoms), 梅暦 (plum blossoms), 李花 (plum blossoms), 白梅 (white plum blossoms), 菜の花 (rape blossoms), 花に浮かれる (to be intoxicated with the blossoms), 花吹雪 (falling cherry blossoms), 花明かり (the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening), 桜狩り (looking for or at cherry blossoms). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほうしん (absentmindedness, blister, gun barrel, herpes, honorific reference to another's kind intentions, honorific reference to another's letter, objective, peace of mind, plan, policy, tidings of peach blossoms), はなあかり (the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening), はなにうかれる (to be intoxicated with the blossoms), はなふぶき (falling cherry blossoms), やえざくら (double cherry blossoms, double-flowered cherry-tree), やまざくら (wild cherry tree or blossoms), りか (pear blossoms, plum blossoms, pome, science), ちょうざん (ruined blossoms), かんばい (plum blossom viewing, plum tree which blossoms in winter, sold out), おうからんまん (riot of cherry blossoms), うめごよみ (plum blossoms), さくらゆ (drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms), さくらづけ (pickled cherry blossoms), さくらがり (looking for or at cherry blossoms), ひとえざくら (a cherry tree bearing single blossoms, single cherry blossoms), しらうめ (white plum blossoms), なのはな (rape blossoms), かんこうばい (winter plum tree with reddish blossoms). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ossomsblay.(various references) | |
Swedish | blomma ut (shed its blossoms). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Flos. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 40, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En de th ampelw treiV puqmeneV kai auth qallousa anenhnocuia blastouV pepeiroi oi botrueV stafulhV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In qua erant tres propagines crescere paulatim gemmas et post flores uvas maturescere |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In the which weren thre braunchis growun litil mele into clustris, and after floures the grapes to wexe rijp, and the chalice of Pharao in myn hoond; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And in the vyne were .iij. braunches and it was as though it budded and her blossos shottforth: and ye grapes there of waxed rype. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And on the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them came grapes ready for cutting. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 40, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa punoan sa parras adunay totolo ka mga sanga, ug kini ingon sa nagapanalingsing, ug namulak, ug ang iyang mga pinungpung namunga ug mga parras nga hinog. |
| Croatian | Na trsu bile tri mladice. I tek što je propupao, procvjeta i na njegovim grozdovima sazru bobe. |
| Danish | på Vinstokken var der tre Ranker, og næppe havde den sat Skud. før Blomsterne sprang ud, og Klaserne bar modne Druer; |
| Dutch | En aan den wijnstok waren drie ranken; en hij was als bottende, zijn bloeisel ging op, zijn trossen brachten rijpe druiven voort. |
| Finnish | viinipuussa oli kolme oksaa, ja samassa kun se alkoi versoa, sen kukat puhkesivat ja marjat sen rypäleissä kypsyivät. |
| French | Ce cep avait trois sarments. Quand il eut poussé, sa fleur se développa et ses grappes donnèrent des raisins mûrs. |
| German | der hatte drei Reben, und er grünte, wuchs und blühte, und seine Trauben wurden reif; |
| Haitian Creole | Li te gen twa branch. Branch yo pran boujonnen, yo fè flè, yo fè rezen, rezen yo mi. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pohon itu bercabang tiga. Baru saja cabang-cabangnya mulai berdaun, segera bunga-bunganya berkembang, lalu buahnya menjadi masak. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka adalah pada pokok anggur itu tiga cabang, rupanya seperti bertunas serta berkembanglah bunganya dan tanda-tandanya sudah bermasakkan buah anggur. |
| Maori | Na e toru nga peka o te waina; a e ahua pihi ana, a ka kohera ona puawai; a e hua ana nga tautau, maoa tonu nga karepe: |
| Norwegian | og på vintreet var det tre grener, og det skjøt knopper, blomstene kom frem, klasene modnedes til druer. |
| Portuguese | e na vide três sarmentos; e, tendo a vide brotado, saíam as suas flores, e os seus cachos produziam uvas maduras. |
| Rumanian | Viya aceasta avea trei mlqdiye. Cknd a knceput sq dea lqstari, i s`a deschis floarea, wi ciorchinele au fqcut struguri copyi. |
| Russian | ОБ МПЪЕ ФТЙ ЧЕФЧЙ; ПОБ ТБЪЧЙМБУШ, РПЛБЪБМУС ОБ ОЕК ГЧЕФ, ЧЩТПУМЙ Й УПЪТЕМЙ ОБ ОЕК СЗПДЩ; |
| Spanish | En la vid había tres ramas. Parecía que ella brotaba, florecía y sus racimos de uvas maduraban. |
| Swedish | på vinträdet voro tre rankor, och knappt hade det skjutit skott, så slogo dess blommor ut och dess klasar buro mogna druvor. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"BLOSSOMS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Blasson, Blossius, boloisms. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "BLOSSOMS" (pronounced blÄ"sumz) |
| 5 | -Ä" s u m z | possums. |
| 4 | -s u m z | maxims, ransoms, transoms. |
| 3 | -u m z | acronyms, ageratums, albums, algorithms, alums, amalgams, anachronisms, angstroms, antagonisms, anthems, aphorisms, aquariums, atoms, auditoriums, axioms, consortiums, bantams, baptisms, bottoms, caladiums, chrysanthemums, columns, condominiums, condoms, criticisms, curriculums, customs, dirhams, doldrums, dualisms, ecosystems, emblems, embolisms, enthusiasms, euphemisms, fathoms, fiefdoms, forums, freedoms, geraniums, ginghams, Grahams, gymnasiums, herbariums, honorariums, hoodlums, idioms, isms, items, kingdoms, logarithms, mannerisms, mechanisms, mediums, memorandums, metabolisms, methodisms, microorganisms, millenniums, minimums, modems, monisms, moratoriums, museums, nostrums, organisms, orgasms, phantoms, pilgrims, podiums, poems, premiums, problems, puritanisms, quorums, referendums, rhythms, schisms, sedums, sheikdoms, spasms, spectrums, stadiums, stratagems, subsystems, surrealisms, symposiums, symptoms, systems, tantrums, totems, ultimatums, victims, welcomes, zirconiums. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-l-m-o-o-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: blossom. | |
-2 letters: blooms, bosoms, osmols. | |
-3 letters: bloom, bolos, booms, bosom, lobos, looms, mools, mosso, obols, osmol, slobs, solos. | |
-4 letters: bolo, boom, boos, boss, lobo, lobs, loom, loos, loss, mobs, mols, mool, moos, moss, obol, slob, sobs, solo, sols. | |
-5 letters: boo, bos, lob, loo, mob, mol, moo, mos, oms, sob, sol, som, sos. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-l-m-o-o-s-s-s" | |
+5 letters: blastomycoses, blastomycosis, snowmobilists. | |
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