English noun: bloomer | |||
1. | bloomer (plant) a flower that blooms in a particular way | ||
Samples | A night bloomer. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
2. | bloomer (act) an embarrassing mistake | ||
Synonyms | blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bobble, bull, clanger, faux pas, fluff, fumble, gaffe, gaucherie, howler, misstep, muff, slip, snafu, solecism, spectacle, stumble, trip, trip-up | ||