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The Meaning of plume
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(v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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(v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
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(v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
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(v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
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(v.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
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(v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
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(v. t.) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
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(v. t.) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
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(v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
Synonyms
plumage
,
feather
,
feathering
,
crochet
,
pride
,
hook
,
nobble
,
dress
,
congratulate
,
cull
,
abstract
,
preen
,
glom
,
douse
,
sneak
,
rob
,
drench
,
hit it up
,
lift
,
displume
,
pick off
,
pilfer
,
roll
,
swipe
,
surcharge
,
soak
,
overcharge
,
pull off
,
cop
,
accost
,
souse
,
pull
,
pawn
,
deplume
,
gazump
,
hustle
,
solicit
,
snare
,
dowse
,
snarf
,
shear
,
plunk
,
pluck
,
primp
,
snitch
,
hock
,
tweak
,
pinch
,
filch
,
knock off
,
purloin
,
pick
,
deplumate
,
overload
,
thieve
,
sop
,
addict
,
cabbage
,
imbue
,
inebriate
,
tear
,
fleece
,
intoxicate
,
felicitate
,
compliment
,
line up
,
decorate
,
dress out
,
clip
,
apparel
,
prune
,
garment
,
lop
,
trim
,
coif
,
arrange
,
garb
,
raiment
,
coiffe
,
groom
,
coiffure
,
do
,
get dressed
,
garnish
,
curry
,
fit out
,
habilitate
,
dress up
,
clothe
,
tog
,
cut back
,
enclothe
,
set
,
snip
,
crop
,
cheat
,
rip off
,
chisel
Rhymes
abloom
,
assume
,
backroom
,
ballroom
,
barroom
,
bathroom
,
bedroom
,
bloom
,
blum
,
blume
,
boardroom
,
boom
,
bridegroom
,
broom
,
broome
,
brume
,
classroom
,
cloakroom
,
consume
,
costume
,
courtroom
,
croom
,
crume
,
darkroom
,
doom
,
elbowroom
,
entomb
,
exhume
,
flume
,
fume
,
gloom
,
glume
,
groom
,
groome
,
grume
,
handloom
,
headroom
,
heirloom
,
hume
,
kaboom
,
khartoum
,
kume
,
legroom
,
legume
,
loom
,
lunchroom
,
mailroom
,
maktoum
,
mcbroom
,
neume
,
perfume
,
playroom
,
presume
,
reassume
,
reaume
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restroom
,
resume
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rheaume
,
rheum
,
room
,
schoolroom
,
showroom
,
spoom
,
spume
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stockroom
,
storeroom
,
sunroom
,
tomb
,
toolroom
,
vroom
,
washroom
,
whom
,
womb
,
workroom
,
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