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plume
Found in thesaurus: animal material, chisel, deck, set up, make clean, overdress, rig out, deck out, fancy up, deck up, dress up
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plume
n.
feather, group of feathers; large body of vapor or fluid that expands upwards and/or outward (i.e. a plume of smoke rising from a fire)
v.
decorate with feathers; clean one's feathers, preen (about birds); cover with feathers
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Plume
Plume may refer to:
Science
- Plume (hydrodynamics), the form of effluent in water or emissions in air
- Eruption column, or volcanic plume, a column of volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an eruption
- Mantle plume, an upwelling of hot rock within the Earth's mantle that can cause volcanic hotspots
- Plumage, the layer of feathers that cover a bird
- Plume (feather), a prominent bird feather
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plume
Noun
1. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
(hypernym) adornment
(hyponym) aigrette, aigret
2. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
(synonym) feather, plumage
(hypernym) body covering
(hyponym) down, down feather
(part-holonym) bird
(substance-meronym) keratin, ceratin
(part-meronym) vane, web
Verb
1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(synonym) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, pluck, rob, hook
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
(entail) charge, bill
2. be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
(synonym) pride, congratulate
(hypernym) feel, experience
3. deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
(hypernym) deck, bedight, bedeck
4. clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
(synonym) preen
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(derivation) feather, plumage
5. form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
(hypernym) shape, form
6. dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
(synonym) preen, primp, dress
(hypernym) dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress
(verb-group) dress, get dressed
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plume
nf.
feather, plume; pen, pencil
plumer
v.
pluck, pull out feathers (as of a chicken)
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plumar
v.
fledge, grow flight feathers
