bloomer
Late or early developer
A bloomer is a blunder or embarrassing mistake, chiefly British: I made a real bloomer forgetting her name.
Separately, bloomers are loose-fitting women's undergarments or athletic pants gathered at the knee, named after 19th-century women's rights advocate Amelia Bloomer.
A late bloomer develops or matures later than typical: She was a late bloomer academically but excelled in college.
Loose pants to knee
- underwearClothing worn beneath
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- pantaloonsClose-fitting historical trousers
- pantalettesRuffled women's undergarment legs
lingerie · intimates · briefs · panties · Victorian · vintage · elastic · waistband
Baked bread shape
- crustHard outer layer
- tinElement fifty, Sn
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
dough · yeast · oven · artisan · British · farmhouse · sliced · wholemeal
Foolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- gaffeClumsy social error
- slipMinor error or misstep
misstep · embarrassment · howler · clanger · boo-boo · botch · flub · snafu
Plant's reproductive organ
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- budUnopened plant growth
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- gardenCultivated plant area
perennial · annual · flowering · seedling · cultivar · hybrid · rose · dahlia
Gifted youth with rare talent
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
flourishing · promising · talented · gifted · emerging · budding · rising · blossoming
knickers
Loose pants to knee
- underwearClothing worn beneath
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- pantaloonsClose-fitting historical trousers
pantalettes · lingerie · intimates · briefs · panties · Victorian · vintage · elastic · waistband · cotton
loaf
Baked bread shape
bakery · dough · yeast · oven · artisan · British · farmhouse · sliced · wholemeal · white-bread
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
slip · misstep · embarrassment · howler · clanger · boo-boo · botch · flub · snafu · foul-up
flower
Plant's reproductive organ
garden · perennial · annual · flowering · seedling · cultivar · hybrid · rose · dahlia · tulip
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
development · flourishing · promising · talented · gifted · emerging · budding · rising · blossoming · thriving
- EponymsDarwinian, Alzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease
- British Breadscottage loaf, cob, white bread, brown bread, wholemeal bread
- bread shapesloaf, round, oval, braid, twist
bloomersuccess
Favorable outcome attained
triumph · accuracy · correctness · masterstroke · achievement
bloomerearly bloomer
One who develops prematurely
prodigy · wunderkind · child prodigy · phenom · child genius
- Orlando Bloom
- in bloomActively producing flowers
- late bloomerOne who matures slowly
- full bloomMaximum flowering state
- early bloomersFlowers appearing before others
- blooming onionDeep-fried layered vegetable appetizer
bloom, blooming, blooms, bloomed, bloomers, bloomy, rebloom, reblooming