Dictionary entry details
• PLUME (noun)
Meaning:
A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plume" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plume"):
aigret; aigrette (a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume)
panache (a feathered plume on a helmet)
Meaning:
The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
feather; plumage; plume
Hypernyms ("plume" is a kind of...):
body covering (any covering for the body or a body part)
animal material (material derived from animals)
Meronyms (parts of "plume"):
vane; web (the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft)
calamus; quill; shaft (the hollow spine of a feather)
Meronyms (substance of "plume"):
ceratin; keratin (a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves)
melanin (insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plume"):
hackle (long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants)
down; down feather (soft fine feathers)
aftershaft (a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds)
contour feather (feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape)
alula; bastard wing; spurious wing (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing)
marabou (the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments)
scapular (a feather covering the shoulder of a bird)
flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)
Holonyms ("plume" is a part of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
• PLUME (verb)
Meaning:
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
fleece; gazump; overcharge; plume; soak; rob; surcharge; hook; pluck
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)
"Plume" entails doing...:
bill; charge (demand payment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "plume"):
extort; gouge; rack; squeeze; wring (obtain by coercion or intimidation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be proud of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
pride; plume; congratulate
Context example:
He prides himself on making it into law school
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Deck with a plume
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
a plumed helmet
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
bedeck; bedight; deck (decorate)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Clean with one's bill
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
preen; plume
Context example:
The birds preened
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form a plume
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
The chimneys were pluming the sky / The engine was pluming black smoke
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Dress or groom with elaborate care
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
primp; preen; dress; plume
Context example:
She likes to dress when going to the opera
Hypernyms (to "plume" is one way to...):
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 (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
