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plume

/ plume /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
Type of:
adornment
Kinds of:
aigrette aigret panache
verb Sense 2
form a plume
"The chimneys were pluming the sky"
"The engine was pluming black smoke"
Type of:
shape form
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
deck with a plume
"a plumed helmet"
Type of:
deck bedight bedeck
Derived:
feather plumage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Type of:
body covering animal material
Kinds of:
down down feather aftershaft contour feather bastard wing
Has parts:
bird
Derived:
preen feather fledge
verb Sense 5
clean with one''s bill
"The birds preened"
Type of:
arrange set up clean
Derived:
feather plumage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
be proud of
"He prides himself on making it into law school"
Type of:
feel experience
Derived:
congratulation felicitation pride
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 7
dress or groom with elaborate care
"She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Type of:
dress up fig out fig up
Derived:
apparel wearing apparel dress clothes primping
Verb group:
dress get dressed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Opposites:
undercharge
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Kinds of:
extort squeeze rack gouge wring
Derived:
overcharge
Entails:
charge bill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

adornment aigrette aigret panache shape form deck bedight bedeck body covering animal material down