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English noun: plume | |||
| 1. | plume (shape) anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness | ||
| Samples | A plume of smoke. Grass with large plumes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 2. | plume (artifact) a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adornment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aigret, aigrette, panache | ||
| 3. | plume (animal) the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | ||
| Synonyms | feather, plumage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal material, body covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aftershaft, alula, bastard wing, contour feather, down, down feather, flight feather, hackle, marabou, pinion, quill, quill feather, scapular, spurious wing | ||
| Part holonym | calamus, quill, shaft, vane, web | ||
| Part meronym | bird | ||
| Substance holonym | ceratin, keratin, melanin | ||
English verb: plume | |||
| 1. | plume (possession) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||
| Synonyms | fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, rob, soak, surcharge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| Entail | bill, charge | ||
| Antonyms | undercharge | ||
| 2. | plume (emotion) be proud of | ||
| Samples | He prides himself on making it into law school. | ||
| Synonyms | congratulate, pride | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| 3. | plume (creation) deck with a plume | ||
| Samples | A plumed helmet. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedeck, bedight, deck | ||
| 4. | plume (contact) clean with one's bill | ||
| Samples | The birds preened. | ||
| Synonyms | preen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, clean, make clean, set up | ||
| 5. | plume (change) form a plume | ||
| Samples | The chimneys were pluming the sky. The engine was pluming black smoke. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 6. | plume (body) dress or groom with elaborate care | ||
| Samples | She likes to dress when going to the opera. | ||
| Synonyms | dress, preen, primp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up | ||
| Verb group | dress, get dressed | ||
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