 plum |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] (informal) exactly | |
| Synonyms: | plumb | |
| Examples: | "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone | |
| Synonyms: | plum_tree | |
| Related terms: | fruit_tree wild_plum bullace big-tree_plum Canada_plum cherry_plum Japanese_plum Sierra_plum common_plum Prunus | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] (slang) completely; used as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | plumb clean | |
| Examples: | "clean forgot the appointment" "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" |
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| Related terms: | cant | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13434 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit drupe beach_plum sloe victoria_plum greengage damson | |
| Similar spelling: |
plumy plume plummy plan |
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