bloomer

English Thesaurus

1. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)

hypernym	:	error, fault, mistake,
definition	:	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bobble,
definition	:	the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball (noun.act)

hyponym	:	snafu,
definition	:	an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up (noun.act)

hyponym	:	spectacle,
definition	:	a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bull,
definition	:	a serious and ludicrous blunder (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fumble, muff,
definition	:	(sports) dropping the ball (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fluff,
definition	:	a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism,
definition	:	a socially awkward or tactless act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	howler,
definition	:	a glaring blunder (noun.act)

hyponym	:	clanger,
definition	:	a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate (noun.act)

hyponym	:	misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up,
definition	:	an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)

2. a flower that blooms in a particular way (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	flower,
definition	:	a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (noun.plant)

3. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)

derivation	:	bungle,
definition	:	spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body)

derivation	:	ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil,
definition	:	make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	botchy, butcherly, unskillful,
definition	:	poorly done (adj.all)

4. a flower that blooms in a particular way (noun.plant)

derivation	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	produce or yield flowers (verb.change)

5. an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)

derivation	:	bungle,
definition	:	spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly (verb.body)

derivation	:	ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil,
definition	:	make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	botchy, butcherly, unskillful,
definition	:	poorly done (adj.all)

6. a flower that blooms in a particular way (noun.plant)

derivation	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	produce or yield flowers (verb.change)