 plume |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament | |
| Related terms: | adornment panache aigrette | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (clothing) dress or groom with elaborate care | |
| Synonyms: | dress primp preen | |
| Examples: | "She likes to dress when going to the opera" |
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| Related terms: | dress_up dress apparel | |
| 3. | [ verb ] form a plume | |
| Examples: | : "The chimneys were pluming the sky" "The engine was pluming black smoke" |
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| Related terms: | shape | |
| 4. | [ verb ] clean with one's bill, of birds | |
| Synonyms: | preen | |
| Related terms: | clean arrange | |
| 5. | [ verb ] deck with a plume, as of a helmet | |
| Related terms: | deck | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be proud of | |
| Synonyms: | pride congratulate | |
| Examples: | "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
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| Related terms: | feel feel_pride congratulation | |
| 7. | [ verb ] rip off; ask an unreasonable price | |
| Synonyms: | rob soak hook fleece gazump pluck surcharge overcharge | |
| Related terms: | undercharge cheat extort charge | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (zoology) the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | |
| Synonyms: | feather plumage | |
| Related terms: | body_covering animal_material down scapular hackle contour_feather sickle_feather flight_feather bastard_wing marabou aftershaft bird vane quill keratin melanin preen feather fledge | |
| Similar spelling: |
plum plum-yew plumy plane plummy Pleione |
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