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S vs Blossom - What's the difference?

s | blossom |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun blossom is

a hamlet in new york.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    blossom

    English

    Alternative forms

    * blasom (Jamaican English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flower, especially indicative of fruit as seen on a fruit tree etc.; taken collectively as the mass of such flowers.
    • The blossom has come early this year.
  • The state or season of producing such flowers.
    • The orchard is in blossom .
  • (figurative) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.
  • * Massinger
    • in the blossom of my youth
  • The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.

    • Derived terms

    * apple blossom * blossomed * blossom-end rot * blossom-faced * blossom-headed * blossoming * blossomless * blossom-nosed * blossom-rock * blossomry * blossomy * cherry blossom * emblossom, imblossom * grog-blossom * may-blossom * in blossom * may-blossom * orange blossom * out-blossom * out-blossoming * peach blossom * pease-blossom * plum blossom * rum-blossom * reblossom * snow-blossom

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To have or open into blossoms; to bloom.
  • To begin to thrive or flourish.

    • Synonyms

    * (have or open into blossoms ): bloom, come into bloom, come into blossom, flower * (begin to thrive or flourish ): bloom, flourish, grow, prosper, thrive