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bloomer
bloom·er 1 B0336900 (blo͞o′mər)n.1. a. A plant that blooms.b. A person who attains full maturity and competence: a late bloomer.2. Slang A blunder.
bloomer2skirt and pants as shown on a c. 1851 cover of sheet music for Bloomer Waltz, composed by William Dresslerbloom·er 2 B0336900 (blo͞o′mər)n.1. An outfit formerly worn by women and girls consisting of loose pants gathered about the ankles and worn under a skirt.2. bloomersa. Wide, loose pants gathered at the knee and formerly worn by women and girls for exercising and athletics.b. Girls' underpants of similar design. [After Amelia Jenks Bloomer.]bloomer (ˈbluːmə) na plant that flowers, esp in a specified way: a night bloomer.
bloomer (ˈbluːmə) ninformal Brit a stupid mistake; blunder[C20: from blooming]
bloomer (ˈbluːmə) n (Cookery) Brit a medium-sized loaf, baked on the sole of the oven, glazed and notched on top[C20: of uncertain origin]bloo•mer1 (ˈblu mər) n. 1. a costume for women, introduced about 1850, consisting of a short skirt and loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle. 2. bloomers, (used with a pl. v.) a. loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women for gymnastics or sports. b. women's underpants of similar, but less bulky, design. c. the trousers of a bloomer costume. adj. 3. (of a woman's garment) having full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge: bloomer shorts. [1850–55, Amer.; after A. J. Bloomer] bloom•er2 (ˈblu mər) n. 1. a plant that blooms: a night bloomer. 2. a person who develops skills to the fullest capacity. [1720–30] bloom•er3 (ˈblu mər) n. a foolish mistake; blunder. [1885–90; bloom(ing) (as euphemism for bloody) + -er1] Bloo•mer (ˈblu mər) n. Amelia Jenks, 1818–94, U.S. social reformer and women's-rights leader. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bloomer - a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms | | 2. | bloomer - an embarrassing mistake blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfallerror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked upspectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourselfbull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ballfluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless acthowler - a glaring blunderclanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" |
bloomernounSlang. A stupid, clumsy mistake:blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.Informal: blooper, boner.Slang: goof.TranslationsIdiomsSeelate bloomerbloomer
bloomer[′blü·mər] (metallurgy) A furnace used to shape wrought iron directly from ore. bloomer
Synonyms for bloomernoun a stupid, clumsy mistakeSynonyms- blunder
- bull
- bungle
- foozle
- fumble
- muff
- stumble
- blooper
- boner
- goof
Synonyms for bloomernoun a flower that blooms in a particular wayRelated Wordsnoun an embarrassing mistakeSynonyms- blooper
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- bungle
- flub
- foul-up
- fuckup
- pratfall
Related Words- error
- fault
- mistake
- bobble
- snafu
- spectacle
- bull
- fumble
- muff
- fluff
- faux pas
- gaffe
- slip
- solecism
- gaucherie
- howler
- clanger
- misstep
- trip-up
- stumble
- trip
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