English-Thai Dictionary
plum
ADJ ดีเลิศ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ซึ่ง มีประโยชน์ desirable profitable de-lod
plum
N ต้น พลัม ton-plam
plum
N ต้น พลัม ลูก พลัม ton-plam
plum
N สิ่ง ที่ ดีเลิศ siang-ti-de-lod
plumage
N ขนนก mantle feathers kon-nok
plumate
ADJ คล้าย ขนนก klai-kon-nok
plumb
ADJ ซึ่ง ตั้งฉาก ซึ่ง เป็นแนว ดิ่ง sueng-tang-chak
plumb
ADV อย่าง ตั้งฉาก ใน แนวดิ่ง yang-tang-chak
plumb
ADV อย่างแท้จริง exactly precisely yang-tea-jing
plumb
N ตำแหน่ง ตั้งฉาก tam-nang-tang-chak
plumb
N ลูก ดิ่ง luk-ding
plumb
VT วัด หรือ หยั่ง ด้วย ลูก ดิ่ง หยั่ง ความลึก ด้วย ลูก ดิ่ง wad-rue-yang-duai-luk-ding
plumb
VT เข้าใจ อย่างลึกซึ้ง fathom kao-jai-yang-luk-sueng
plumb bob
N ลูก ดิ่ง luk-ding
plumb loco
SL บ้าบอ สติ แตก สติ ไม่ดี ba-bor
plumbago
N กราไฟต์ ตะกั่ว ดำ graphite kra-fai
plumbeous
A คล้าย ตะกั่ว
plumber
N ช่างประปา chang-pra-pa
plumbery
N โรงงาน ทำ หรือ ซ่อม ท่อน้ำ
plumbic
A ประกอบด้วย ตะกั่ว
plumbing
N ท่อ ประปา ระบบ ท่อ (ประปา หรือ แก๊ส to-pra-pa
plumbism
N อาการ พิษ จาก ตะกั่ว
plumbum
N ตะกั่ว
plume
N ขนนก (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ มี ขนาดใหญ่ ใช้ เป็น เครื่องประดับ ได้ สิ่ง ที่ มี รูปร่าง เหมือน ขนนก feather plumage kon-nok
plume
N สัญลักษณ์ แห่ง เกียรติยศ san-ya-lak-hang-kiad
plume
VT(นก ไซร้ ขน ด้วย ปาก (นก เสย ด้วย ขน ปาก preen sai-kon-duai-pak
plume
VT ประดับ ด้วย ขนนก pra-dub-duai-kon-nok
plume
VT รู้สึก ภูมิใจ รู้สึก อิ่มอกอิ่มใจ รู้สึก พอใจ pride ru-suek-pum-jai
plume on
PHRV ภูมิใจ ใน pique on preen on pride on pum-jai-nai
plumelet
N ขนนก เล็กๆ
plummet
N ลูก ดิ่ง ลูกตุ้ม luk-ding
plummet
VT ตกฮวบ ลง fall plunge tok-hub-long
plummy
A เหมือน ลูก พลัม ดี
plump
ADJ ตรงไปตรงมา blunt direct trong-pai-trong-ma
plump
ADJ ท้วม จ้ำม่ำ เจ้าเนื้อ อ้วนท้วน สมบูรณ์ chubby obese thin ham
plump
ADV อย่าง กระทบ โดยตรง yang-kra-tob-doi-trong
plump
ADV อย่าง ฉับพลัน และ รุนแรง yang-chab-plan-lea-run-rang
plump
N การ ตกลง ฮวบ kan-tok-long-hub
plump
N เสียง ตกลงมา ดัง ฮวบ siang-tok-long-ma-dang-hub
plump
VI ตก อย่างแรง ทันที ทิ้งตัว ลง อย่างแรง drop plop tok-yang-rang-tan-te
plump
VI อ้วน ขึ้น จ้ำม่ำ ขึ้น ก ลมขึ้น fatten aun-kuan
plump
VT ทำให้ ตก อย่างแรง ทันที tam-hai-tok-yang-rang-tan-te
plump
VT ทำให้ อ้วน ทำให้ จ้ำม่ำ ทำให้ก ลมขึ้น fatten tam-hai-aun
plump against
PHRV ตกฮวบ tok-hub
plump down
PHRV กระแทก นั่งลง kra-teak-nang-long
plump down
PHRV กระแทก ลงมา plank down plonk down plunk down kra-teak-long-ma
plump down
PHRV จ่าย (เงิน )แล้ว plank down plank out plonk down jai-leo
plump for
PHRV ออกเสียง เลือก plunk for ook-siang-luek
plump up
PHRV ตบ ฟาด fluff up shake up tob
plumpness
N ความ อวบอ้วน fatness kwam-aub-aun
plumule
N ยอด อ่อน ของ ต้นอ่อนข ณะ ที่อยู่ ใน เมล็ด พืช
plumy
ADJ คล้าย ขนนก อย่าง ขนนก klai-kon-nok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PLUM
n. 1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Prunus. The fruit is a drupe, containing a nut or stone with prominent sutures and inclosing a kernel. The varieties of the plum are numerous and well known.
2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
3. The sum of f1 , sterling.
4. A kind of play.
[Dr. Johnson remarks that this word is often written improperly plumb. This is true, not only of this word, but of all words in which b follows m, as in thumb, dumb, etc. ]
PLUMAGE
n.The feathers that cover a fowl. Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove.
PLUMB
n.plum. [L. plumbum, lead; probably a clump or lump. ] A mass of lead attached to a line, and used to ascertain a perpendicular position of buildings and the like. But the word as a noun is seldom used, except in composition. [See Plumb-line. ]
PLUMB
a.Perpendicular, that is, standing according to a plumb-line. The post of the house or the wall is plumb. [This is the common language of our mechanics. ]
PLUMB
adv. In a perpendicular direction; in a line perpendicular to the plane of the horizon. The wall stands plumb. Plumb down he falls.
1. Directly; suddenly; at once; as a falling mass; usually pronounced plump. He fell plumb into the water.
PLUMB
v.t.To adjust by a plumb-line; to set in a perpendicular direction; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 1. To sound with a plummet, as the depth of water. [Little used. ]
PLUMBAGINOUS
a.Resembling plumbago; consisting of plumbago, or partaking of its properties.
PLUMBAGO
n.[L.] A mineral consisting of carbon and iron; used for pencils, etc.
PLUMBEAN, PLUMBEOUS
a.Consisting of lead; resembling lead. 1. Dull; heavy; stupid.
PLUMBED
pp. plum'med. Adjusted by a plumb-line.
PLUMBER
n.plum'mer. One who works in lead.
PLUMBERY
n.plum'mery. Works in lead; manufactures of lead; the place where lead is wrought. 1. The art of casting and working lead, or of making sheets and pipes of lead.
PLUMBIFEROUS
a.[L. plumbum, lead, and fero, to produce. ] Producing lead.
PLUMB-LINE
n.plum'-line. A line perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; or a line directed to the center of gravity in the earth.
PLUM-CAKE
n.Cake containing raisins or currants.
PLUME
n.[L. pluma. ] 1. The feather of a fowl, particularly a large feather.
2. A feather worn as an ornament, particularly an ostrich's feather.
And his high plume that nodded o'er his head.
3. Pride; towering mien.
4. Token of honor; prize of contest.
Ambitious to win from me some plume.
PLUME, PLUMULE
n.In botany, the ascending scaly part of the corculum or heart of a seed; the scaly part of the embryo plant within the seed, which rises and becomes the stem or body. It extends itself into the cavity of the lobes, and is terminated by a small branch resembling a feather, from which it derives its name.
PLUME
v.t.To pick and adjust plumes or feathers. Swans must be kept in some inclosed pond, where they may have room to come on shore and plume themselves.
1. To strip of feathers. Carnivorous animals will not take pains to plume the birds they devour.
2. To strip; to peel.
3. To set as a plume; to set erect.
His stature reach'd the sky, and on his crest
Sat honor plum'd.
4. To adorn with feathers or plumes.
5. To pride; to value; to boast. He plumes himself on his skill or his prowess.
PLUME-ALUM
n.A kind of asbestus.
PLUMELESS
a.Without feathers or plumes.
PLUMIGEROUS
a.[L. pluma, a feather, and gero, to wear. ] Feathered; having feathers.
PLUMIPED
a.[infra. ] Having feet covered with feathers.
PLUMIPED
n.[L. pluma, feather, and pes, foot. ] A fowl that has feathers on its feet.
PLUMMET
n.[See Plumb. ] 1. A long piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
2. An instrument used by carpenters, masons, etc. in adjusting erections to a perpendicular line, and with a square, to determine a horizontal line. It consists of a piece of lead fastened to a line.
3. Any weight.
4. A piece of lead used by school boys to rule their paper for writing.
PLUMMING
n.Among miners, the operation of finding by means of a mine dial the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.
PLUMOSE, PLUMOUS
a.[L. plumosus.] Feathery; resembling feathers. 1. In botany, a plumose bristle is one that has hairs growing on the sides of the main bristle. Plumose pappus or down is a flying crown to some seeds, composed of feathery hairs.
PLUMOSITY
n.The state of having feathers.
PLUMP
a. 1. Full; swelled with fat or flesh to the full size; fat; having a full skin; round; as a plump boy; a plump habit of body.
The famish'd crow grows plump and round.
2. Full; blunt; unreserved; unqualified; as a plump lie.
PLUMP
n.A knot; a cluster; a clump; a number of things closely united or standing together; as a plump of trees; a plump of fowls; a plump of horsemen. [This word is not now used in this sense, but the use of it formerly, is good evidence that plump is clump, with a different prefix, and both are radically one word with lump. Plumb, L. plumbum, is the same word, a lump or mass. ]
PLUMP
v.t.[from the adjective. ] To swell; to extend to fullness; to dilate; to fatten. The particles of air expanding themselves, plump out the sides of the bladder.
A wedding at our house will plump me up with good cheer.
PLUMP
v.i. 1. To plunge or fall like a heavy mass or lump of dead matter; to fall suddenly or at once.
2. To enlarge to fullness; to be swelled.
PLUMP
adv. Suddenly; heavily; at once, or with a sudden heavy fall.
PLUMPER
n.Something carried in the mouth to dilate the cheeks; any thing intended to swell out something else. 1. A full unqualified lie. [In vulgar use. ]
PLUMPLY
adv. Fully; roundly; without reserve; as, to assert a thing plumply; a word in common popular use.
PLUMPNESS
n.Fullness of skin; distention to roundness; as the plumpness of a boy; plumpness of the eye or cheek.
PLUM-PORRIDGE
n.Porridge with plums.
PLUM-PUDDING
n.Pudding containing raisins or currants.
PLUMPY
a.Plump; fat; jolly. [Not elegant. ]
PLUM-TREE
n.A tree that produces plums.
PLUMULE
n.[L. plumula. ] The ascending scaly part of the embryo plant, which becomes the stem. [See Plume. ]
PLUMY
a.[from plume. ] Feathered; covered with feathers. 1. Adorned with plumes; as a plumy crest.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PLUM
Plum, n. Etym: [AS. plume, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. Prune a dried plum. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. G. Bentham. are in bold format, like collocations.
Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known.
Note: Among the true plums are; Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, -- Bullace plum. See Bullace. -- Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its round red drupes. -- Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. -- Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than Prunus, are; Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and C. australis, of the same family with the persimmon. -- Blood plum, the West African Hæmatostaphes Barteri. -- Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine. -- Date plum. See under Date. -- Gingerbread plum, the West African Parinarium macrophyllum. -- Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime. -- Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea. -- Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of £1 , sterling; also, the person possessing it. Plum bird, Plum budder (Zoöl.), the European bullfinch. -- Plum gouger (Zoöl.), a weevil, or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris ), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. -- Plum weevil (Zoöl.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and plum curculio. See Illust. under Curculio.
PLUMA
Plu "ma, n.; pl. Plumæ. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A feather.
PLUMAGE
Plum "age, n. Etym: [F., from plume a feather. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The entire clothing of a bird.
Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird.
PLUMASSARY
Plu *mas "sa *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plumasseau.]
Defn: A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
PLUMASSIER
Plu `mas `sier ", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
PLUMB
Plumb, n. Etym: [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. Plummet, Plunge. ]
Defn: A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc. , to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below. Plumb bob. See Bob, 4. -- Plumb joint, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. -- Plumb level. See under Level. -- Plumb line. (a ) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b ) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. -- Plumb rule, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters.
PLUMB
PLUMB Plumb, a.
Defn: Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.
PLUMB
PLUMB Plumb, adv.
Defn: In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. "Plumb down he falls. " Milton.
PLUMB
Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumbing. ]
1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc. ; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. Ld. Lytton.
3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
PLUMBAGE
PLUMBAGE Plumb "age, n.
Defn: Leadwork [R.]
PLUMBAGIN
Plum *ba "gin, n. Etym: [L. plumbago leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F.plombagin.] (Chem. )
Defn: A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago ) family.
PLUMBAGINEOUS
PLUMBAGINEOUS Plum `ba *gin "e *ous, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineæ ) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.
PLUMBAGINOUS
PLUMBAGINOUS Plum *bag "i *nous, a.
Defn: Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate.
PLUMBAGO
Plum *ba "go, n. Etym: [L., from plumbum lead. ]
1. (Min. )
Defn: Same as Graphite.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.
PLUMBEAN; PLUMBEOUS
Plum "be *an, Plum "be *ous, a. Etym: [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead. ]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. J. Ellis.
2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] J. P. Smith.
PLUMBER
Plumb "er, n. Etym: [F. plombier. See Plumb. ]
Defn: One who works in lead; esp. , one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
PLUMBER BLOCK
PLUMBER BLOCK Plumb "er block `.
Defn: A pillow block.
PLUMBERY
Plumb "er *y, n. Etym: [F. plomberie. ]
1. The business of a plumber. [Obs. ]
2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
PLUMBIC
Plum "bic, a. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide.
PLUMBIFEROUS
Plum *bif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Plumbum + -ferous. ]
Defn: Producing or containing lead. Kirwan.
PLUMBING
PLUMBING Plumb "ing, n.
1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc. Gwilt.
2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc. , in a building.
PLUMBISM
Plum "bism, n. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Med. )
Defn: A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
PLUMBOUS
Plum "bous, a. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
PLUMBUM
Plum "bum, n. Etym: [L.] (Chem. )
Defn: The technical name of lead. See Lead.
PLUMCOT
PLUMCOT Plum "cot, n. [Plum + apricot. ] (Hort. )
Defn: A cross between the plum and apricot.
PLUME
Plume, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]
1. A feather; esp. , a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings. .. of many a colored plume. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An ornamental tuft of feathers.
3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. Dryden.
4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some plume. " Milton.
5. (Bot. )
Defn: A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. Plume bird (Zoöl.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida (Ardea candidissima ). -- Plume grass. (Bot ) (a ) A kind of grass (Erianthus saccharoides ) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b ) The still finer E. Ravennæ from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus. -- Plume moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridæ. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine. -- Plume nutmeg (Bot. ), an aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschata ), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
PLUME
Plume, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluming.] Etym: [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.]
1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. W. Irving.
2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs. ] Bacon. Dryden.
3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed troop. " Shak.
4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. South. Plumed adder (Zoöl.), an African viper (Vipera, or Clotho, cornuta ), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman. -- Plumed partridge (Zoöl.), the California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus ). See Mountain quail, under Mountain.
PLUMELESS
PLUMELESS Plume "less, a.
Defn: Without plumes.
PLUMELET
Plume "let, n. Etym: [Plume + -let. ]
Defn: A small plume. When rosy plumelets tuft the larch. Tennyson.
PLUMERY
PLUMERY Plum "er *y, n.
Defn: Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage. [R.] Southey.
PLUMICORN
Plu "mi *corn, n. Etym: [L. pluma feather + cornu horn. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
PLUMIGEROUS
Plu *mig "er *ous, a. Etym: [L. plumiger; pluma a feather + gerere to bear. ]
Defn: Feathered; having feathers. Bailey
PLUMILIFORM
Plu *mil "i *form, a. Etym: [L. plumula, or plumella a little feather (dim. of pluma feather ) + -form. ]
Defn: Having the of a plume or feather. [R.]
PLUMIPED
Plu "mi *ped, a. Etym: [L. plumipes, -edis; pluma a feather + pes: cf. F. plumipède.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having feet covered with feathers. -- n.
Defn: A plumiped bird.
PLUMMET
Plum "met, n. Etym: [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb. ]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.
2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
3. Hence, any weight.
4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
PLUMMING
Plum "ming, n. Etym: [See Plumb. ] (Min. )
Defn: The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial, the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.
PLUMMY
Plum "my, a. Etym: [From Plum. ]
Defn: Of the nature of a plum; desirable; profitable; advantageous. [Colloq. ] "For the sake of getting something plummy. " G. Eliot.
PLUMOSE; PLUMOUS
Plu *mose ", Plu "mous, a. Etym: [L. plumosus, fr. pluma feather: cf. F.plumeux.]
1. Having feathers or plumes.
2. Having hairs, or other párts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.
PLUMOSITE
PLUMOSITE Plu "mo *site, n. (Min. )
Defn: Same as Jamesonite.
PLUMOSITY
PLUMOSITY Plu *mos "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being plumose.
PLUMP
Plump, a. [Compar. Plumper; superl. Plumpest.] Etym: [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan. , & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv. ]
Defn: Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. T. Carew.
PLUMP
PLUMP Plump, n.
Defn: A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears. [Obs. ] To visit islands and the plumps of men. Chapman.
PLUMP
Plump, v. i. Etym: [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa, Dan. plumpe. See Plump, a.]
1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.
2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once. "Dulcissa plumps into a chair. " Spectator.
3. To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
PLUMP
Plump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumping.]
1. To make plump; to fill (out ) or support; -- often with up. plump up the pillows To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller.
2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
3. To give (a vote ), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
PLUMP
Plump, adv. Etym: [Cf. D. plomp, interj. , G. plump, plumps. Cf. Plump, a. &v.]
Defn: Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. "Fall plump. " Beau. & Fl.
PLUMPER
PLUMPER Plump "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
2. (English Elections )
Defn: A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng. ]
4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low ]
PLUMPLY
PLUMPLY Plump "ly, adv.
Defn: Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq. ]
PLUMPNESS
PLUMPNESS Plump "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being plump.
PLUMPY
PLUMPY Plump "y, a.
Defn: Plump; fat; sleek. "Plumpy Bacchus. " Shak.
PLUMULA
Plu "mu *la, n.; pl. L. Plumule, E.-las. Etym: [L. See Plumule. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A plumule.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A down feather.
PLUMULACEOUS
PLUMULACEOUS Plu `mu *la "ceous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Downy; bearing down.
PLUMULAR
PLUMULAR Plu "mu *lar, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Relating to a plumule.
PLUMULARIA
Plu `mu *la "ri *a, n.; pl. L. Plumularlæ, E. Plumularias. Etym: [NL. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularidæ. They generally grow in plumelike forms.
PLUMULARIAN
PLUMULARIAN Plu `mu *la "ri *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any Plumularia. Also used adjectively.
PLUMULE
Plu "mule, n. Etym: [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf. F.plumule. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the cotyledons. See Illust. of Radicle. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.) (a ) A down feather. (b ) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather. (c ) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
PLUMULOSE
PLUMULOSE Plu "mu *lose ", a.
Defn: Having hairs branching out laterally, like the parts of a feather.
PLUMY
PLUMY Plum "y, a.
Defn: Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. "His plumy crest. " Addison. "The plumy trees." J. S. Blackie.
New American Oxford Dictionary
plum
plum |pləm pləm | ▶noun 1 an oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit. 2 (also plum tree ) the deciduous tree that bears this fruit. [Several species in the genus Prunus, family Rosaceae, in particular P. domestica. ] 3 a reddish-purple color: [ as modifier ] : a plum blazer. 4 [ usu. as modifier ] informal a highly desirable attainment, accomplishment, or acquisition, typically a job: he landed a plum assistant producer's job. ▶adverb variant spelling of plumb 1: the helicopter crashed plum on the cabins. ORIGIN Old English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum (see prune 1 ).
plumage
plum age |ˈplo͞omij ˈplumɪʤ | ▶noun a bird's feathers collectively. DERIVATIVES plum aged adjective [ usu. in combination ] : a gray-plumaged bird ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from plume ‘feather. ’
plumb
plumb 1 |pləm pləm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 measure (the depth of a body of water ). • [ no obj. ] (of water ) be of a specified depth: at its deepest, the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet. • explore or experience fully or to extremes: she had plumbed the depths of depravity. 2 test (an upright surface ) to determine the vertical. ▶noun a plumb bob. ▶adverb 1 informal exactly: a bassoonist who sits plumb in the middle of the wind section. • [ as submodifier ] to a very high degree; extremely: they must both be plumb crazy. 2 archaic vertically: drapery fell from their human forms plumb down. ▶adjective vertical: ensure that the baseboard is straight and plumb. PHRASES out of plumb not exactly vertical: the towers are inclined, from four to ten feet out of plumb. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead ’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead. ’
plumb
plumb 2 |pləm pləm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] install and connect water and drainage pipes in (a building or room ): the house could not be plumbed at all. • (plumb something in ) chiefly Brit. install an appliance and connect it to water and drainage pipes. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘work as a plumber ’): back-formation from plumber .
plumbago
plum ba go |pləmˈbāgō ˌpləmˈbeɪɡoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum ‘lead. ’ The sense ‘graphite ’ arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber that is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the color of the flowers. ] [Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae. ]
plumbate
plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .
plumb bob
plumb bob ▶noun a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.
plumbeous
plum be ous |ˈpləmbēəs ˈpləmbiəs | ▶adjective chiefly Ornithology of the dull gray color of lead. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plumbeus ‘leaden ’ (from plumbum ‘lead ’) + -ous .
plumber
plumb er |ˈpləmər ˈpləmər | ▶noun a person who installs and repairs the pipes and fittings of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting a person dealing in and working with lead ): from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum ‘lead. ’
plumber's helper
plumb er's help er ( plumber's friend ) ▶noun informal a plunger.
plumber's snake
plumb er's snake ▶noun see snake.
plumbic
plum bic |ˈpləmbik ˈpləmbɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valence of four; of lead (IV ). Compare with plumbous. • Medicine caused by the presence of lead. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ic .
plumbing
plumb ing |ˈpləmiNG pləmɪŋ | ▶noun the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building. • the work of installing and maintaining such a system. • informal used as a humorous euphemism for the excretory tracts and urinary system: I'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies.
plumbism
plum bism |ˈpləmˌbizəm ˈpləmˌbɪzəm | ▶noun technical term for lead poisoning.
plumbless
plumb less |ˈpləmləs ˈpləmləs | ▶adjective literary (of a body of water ) extremely deep.
plumb line
plumb line |ˈpləm ˌlaɪn | ▶noun a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
plumbous
plum bous |ˈpləmbəs ˈpləmbəs | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valence of two; of lead (II ). Compare with plumbic. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin plumbosus ‘full of lead. ’
plumb rule
plumb rule ▶noun a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.
plum duff
plum duff ▶noun a rich, spiced flour pudding made with raisins or currants.
plume
plume |plo͞om plum | ▶noun a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament: a hat with a jaunty ostrich plume. • Zoology a part of an animal's body that resembles a feather: the antennae are divided into large feathery plumes. • a long cloud of smoke or vapor resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin: as he spoke, the word was accompanied by a white plume of breath. • a mass of material, typically a pollutant, spreading from a source: a radioactive plume. • (also mantle plume ) Geology a localized column of hot magma rising by convection in the mantle, believed to cause volcanic activity in hot spots, such as the Hawaiian Islands, away from plate margins. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] spread out in a shape resembling a feather: smoke plumed from the chimneys. • [ with obj. ] decorate with or as if with feathers: (as adj. plumed ) : a plumed cap. 2 (plume oneself ) chiefly archaic (of a bird ) preen itself. • feel a great sense of self-satisfaction about something: she plumed herself on being cosmopolitan. DERIVATIVES plume less adjective, plume like |-ˌlīk |adjective, plum er y |-mərē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down. ’
Plumed Serpent
Plumed Ser pent ▶noun a mythical creature depicted as part bird, part snake, in particular Quetzalcóatl, a god of the Toltec and Aztec civilizations having this form.
plume moth
plume moth ▶noun a small, slender, long-legged moth with narrow wings divided into feathery plumes. At rest, the wings are rolled and held out sideways, giving the moth the shape of a letter T. [Family Pterophoridae: several genera. ]
plumeria
plu me ri a |plo͞oˈmi (ə )rēa pluˈmɪəriə | ▶noun a fragrant flowering tropical tree of a genus that includes frangipani. [Genus Plumeria, family Apocynaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Charles Plumier (1646 –1704 ), French botanist.
plummet
plum met |ˈpləmit ˈpləmət | ▶verb ( plummets, plummeting, plummeted ) [ no obj. ] fall or drop straight down at high speed: a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully. • decrease rapidly in value or amount: hardware sales plummeted. ▶noun 1 a steep and rapid fall or drop. 2 a plumb or plumb line. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Old French plommet ‘small sounding lead, ’ diminutive of plomb ‘lead. ’ The current verb sense dates from the 1930s.
plummy
plum my |ˈpləmē ˈpləmi | ▶adjective ( plummier, plummiest ) 1 resembling a plum in taste, scent, or color: cozy reds and plummy blues. 2 Brit. informal (of a person's voice ) having an accent thought typical of the English upper classes. 3 Brit. informal choice; highly desirable: there are some plummy roles for the taking here.
plumose
plu mose |ˈplo͞oˌmōs ˈplumoʊs | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having many fine filaments or branches that give a feathery appearance. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin plumosus ‘full of down or feathers, ’ from pluma ‘down. ’
plump
plump 1 |pləmp pləmp | ▶adjective having a full rounded shape: the berries were plump and sweet. • slightly fat. ▶verb [ with obj. ] shake or pat (a cushion or pillow ) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft: she plumped up her pillows. • [ no obj. ] (plump up ) become rounder and fatter: stew the dried fruits gently until they plump up. DERIVATIVES plump ish adjective, plump ly adverb, plump y adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright ’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse, blockish. ’ The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum .
plump
plump 2 |pləmp pləmp | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] set down heavily or unceremoniously: she plumped her bag on the table. • (plump oneself ) sit down in this way: she plumped herself down in the nearest seat | [ no obj. ] : he plumped down on the bench beside me. 2 [ no obj. ] (plump for ) decide definitely in favor of (one of two or more possibilities ): offered a choice of drinks, he plumped for brandy. ▶noun archaic an abrupt plunge; a heavy fall. ▶adverb informal 1 with a sudden or heavy fall: she sat down plump on the bed. 2 dated directly and bluntly: he must tell her plump and plain that he was collecting unemployment. ORIGIN late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water, ’ probably of imitative origin.
plumpness
plump ness |ˈpləmpnis | ▶noun the quality of having a full rounded shape: the plumpness of the peaches. • a person's quality of being slightly fat; chubbiness: she grew up being teased for her plumpness.
plum pox
plum pox ▶noun [ mass noun ] an aphid-borne virus disease of plum trees characterized by yellow blotches on the leaves and pockets of dead tissue in the fruit.
plum pudding
plum pud ding |pləm ˈpʊdɪŋ | ▶noun a rich boiled or steamed pudding containing raisins, currants, and spices. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: so named because the pudding was originally made with plums, the word plum being retained later to denote ‘raisin, ’ which became a substituted ingredient.
plum tomato
plum to ma to |pləm təˈmeɪdoʊ | ▶noun a tomato of an Italian variety that is shaped like a plum, typically used in cooking rather than raw.
plumule
plu mule |ˈplo͞omyo͞ol ˈplumjul | ▶noun 1 Botany the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant. 2 Ornithology a bird's down feather, numbers of which form an insulating layer under the contour feathers. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French plumule or Latin plumula ‘small feather, ’ diminutive of pluma ‘down. ’
plumy
plum y |ˈplo͞omē ˈplumi | ▶adjective ( plumier , plumiest ) resembling or decorated with feathers.
Oxford Dictionary
plum
plum |plʌm | ▶noun 1 an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed stone. • [ usu. with modifier ] W. Indian a small edible fruit from any of a number of trees. 2 (also plum tree ) the deciduous tree which bears plums. ●Several species in the genus Prunus, family Rosaceae, in particular P. domestica. 3 [ mass noun ] a reddish-purple colour. 4 [ usu. as modifier ] informal a thing, typically a job, considered to be highly desirable: he landed a plum assistant producer's job. ▶adverb chiefly US variant spelling of plumb 1: the helicopter crashed plum on the cabins. PHRASES have a plum in one's mouth Brit. have an accent thought typical of the English upper classes. like a ripe plum (or ripe plums ) used to convey that something can be obtained with little or no effort: the country is likely to fall into the enemy's hands like a ripe plum. ORIGIN Old English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum (see prune 1 ).
plumage
plumage |ˈpluːmɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a bird's feathers collectively. DERIVATIVES plumaged adjective [ usu. in combination ] : a grey-plumaged bird ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from plume ‘feather ’.
plumb
plumb 1 |plʌm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 measure (the depth of a body of water ). • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of water ) be of a specified depth: at its deepest the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet. • explore or experience fully or to extremes: she had plumbed the depths of depravity. 2 test (an upright surface ) to determine the vertical. ▶noun a ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface. ▶adverb 1 informal exactly: trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central Europe. • [ as submodifier ] N. Amer. extremely or completely: they must both be plumb crazy. 2 archaic vertically: drapery fell from their human forms plumb down. ▶adjective vertical: ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb. • Cricket (of the wicket ) level; true. PHRASES out of plumb not exactly vertical: the towers are inclined, from four to ten feet out of plumb. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead ’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’.
plumb
plumb 2 |plʌm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (plumb something in ) Brit. install an appliance such as a bath, toilet, or washing machine and connect to water and drainage pipes. • install and connect water and drainage pipes in (a building or room ): the kitchen is plumbed for a washing machine. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘work as a plumber ’): back-formation from plumber .
plumbago
plumbago |plʌmˈbeɪgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum ‘lead ’. The sense ‘graphite ’ arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber which is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the colour of the flowers. ] ●Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae.
plumbate
plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .
plumb bob
plumb bob ▶noun a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.
plumbeous
plumbeous |ˈplʌmbɪəs | ▶adjective of or like lead. • Ornithology of the dull grey colour of lead. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plumbeus ‘leaden ’ (from plumbum ‘lead ’) + -ous .
plumber
plumb ¦er |ˈplʌmə | ▶noun a person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting a person dealing in and working with lead ): from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum ‘lead ’.
plumber's helper
plumb er's help er ( plumber's friend ) ▶noun informal a plunger.
plumber's snake
plumb ¦er's snake ▶noun see snake.
plumbic
plumbic |ˈplʌmbɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valency of four; of lead (IV ). Compare with plumbous. • Medicine caused by the presence of lead. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ic .
plumbing
plumb |ing |ˈplʌmɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building. • the work of installing and maintaining a plumbing system. • informal used as a humorous euphemism for the excretory tracts and urinary system: I'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies.
plumbism
plumbism |ˈplʌmbɪz (ə )m | ▶noun technical term for lead poisoning.
plumbless
plumbless |ˈplʌmlɪs | ▶adjective literary (of a body of water ) extremely deep.
plumb line
plumb line ▶noun a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
plumbous
plumbous |ˈplʌmbəs | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valency of two; of lead (II ). Compare with plumbic. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin plumbosus ‘full of lead ’.
plumb rule
plumb rule ▶noun a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.
plum duff
plum duff ▶noun a rich, spiced suet pudding made with raisins or currants.
plume
plume |pluːm | ▶noun 1 a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament: a hat with a jaunty ostrich plume. • Zoology a part of an animal's body that resembles a feather: the antennae are divided into large feathery plumes. 2 a long cloud of smoke or vapour resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin: as he spoke, the word was accompanied by a white plume of breath. • a mass of material, typically a pollutant, spreading from a source: a radioactive plume. 3 (also mantle plume ) Geology a localized column of hotter magma rising by convection in the mantle, believed to cause volcanic activity in locations away from plate margins. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] spread out in a shape resembling a feather: smoke plumed from the chimneys. • [ with obj. ] decorate with or as if with feathers: (as adj. plumed ) : rain began to beat down on my plumed cap. 2 (plume oneself ) chiefly archaic (of a bird ) preen itself. • feel a great sense of self-satisfaction about something: she plumed herself on being cosmopolitan. DERIVATIVES plumeless adjective, plume-like adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pluma ‘down ’.
plumed serpent
plumed ser |pent ▶noun a mythical creature depicted as part bird, part snake, in particular Quetzalcóatl, a god of the Toltec and Aztec civilizations having this form.
plume moth
plume moth ▶noun a small, slender long-legged moth with narrow wings divided into feathery plumes. At rest the wings are rolled and held out sideways, giving the moth the shape of a letter T. ●Family Pterophoridae: several genera.
plumeria
plumeria |pluːˈmɪərɪə | ▶noun a fragrant flowering tropical tree of a genus which includes frangipani. ●Genus Plumeria, family Apocynaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Charles Plumier (1646 –1704 ), French botanist.
plummet
plum |met |ˈplʌmɪt | ▶verb ( plummets, plummeting, plummeted ) [ no obj. ] fall or drop straight down at high speed: a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully. • decrease rapidly in value or amount: hardware sales plummeted. ▶noun 1 a steep and rapid fall or drop. 2 a plumb or plumb line. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Old French plommet ‘small sounding lead ’, diminutive of plomb ‘lead ’. The current verb sense dates from the 1930s.
plummy
plummy |ˈplʌmi | ▶adjective ( plummier, plummiest ) 1 resembling a plum: cosy reds and plummy blues. 2 Brit. informal (of a person's voice ) having an accent thought typical of the English upper classes. 3 Brit. informal choice; highly desirable: there are some plummy roles for the taking here.
plumose
plumose |pluːˈməʊs, ˈpluːməʊs, -z | ▶adjective chiefly Biology having many fine filaments or branches which give a feathery appearance. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin plumosus ‘full of down or feathers ’, from pluma ‘down ’.
plump
plump 1 |plʌmp | ▶adjective having a full rounded shape: the berries were plump and sweet. • (of a person ) rather fat. ▶verb [ with obj. ] shake or pat (a cushion or pillow ) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft: she plumped up her pillows. • [ no obj. ] (plump up ) become rounder and fatter: stew the dried fruits gently until they plump up. DERIVATIVES plumpish adjective, plumply adverb, plumpy adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright ’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse, blockish ’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum .
plump
plump 2 |plʌmp | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] set down heavily or unceremoniously: she plumped her bag on the table. • (plump oneself ) sit down heavily and unceremoniously: she plumped herself down in the nearest seat | [ no obj. ] : he plumped down on the bench beside me. 2 [ no obj. ] (plump for ) decide definitely in favour of (one of two or more possibilities ): offered a choice of drinks, he plumped for brandy. ▶noun archaic an abrupt plunge; a heavy fall. ▶adverb informal 1 with a sudden or heavy fall: she sat down plump on the bed. 2 dated directly and bluntly: he must tell her plump and plain that he was on the dole. ORIGIN late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water ’, probably of imitative origin.
plumpness
plump |ness |ˈplʌmpnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of having a full rounded shape: the plumpness of the peaches. • a person's quality of being rather fat; chubbiness: she grew up being teased for her plumpness.
plum pox
plum pox ▶noun [ mass noun ] an aphid-borne virus disease of plum trees characterized by yellow blotches on the leaves and pockets of dead tissue in the fruit.
plum pudding
plum pud |ding ▶noun a rich boiled suet pudding containing raisins, currants, and spices. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: so named because the pudding was originally made with plums, the word plum being retained later to denote ‘raisin ’, which became a substituted ingredient.
plum tomato
plum to ¦mato ▶noun a tomato of an Italian variety which is large and shaped like a plum.
plumule
plumule |ˈpluːmjuːl | ▶noun 1 Botany the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant. 2 Ornithology a bird's down feather, numbers of which form an insulating layer under the contour feathers. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French plumule or Latin plumula ‘small feather ’, diminutive of pluma ‘down ’.
plumy
plumy |ˈpluːmi | ▶adjective ( plumier, plumiest ) resembling or decorated with feathers.
American Oxford Thesaurus
plum
plum adjective informal a plum job: excellent, very good, wonderful, marvelous, choice, first-class; informal great, terrific, cushy.
plumb
plumb verb an attempt to plumb her psyche: explore, probe, delve into, search, examine, investigate, fathom, penetrate, understand. ▶adverb 1 informal it went plumb through the screen: right, exactly, precisely, directly, dead, straight; informal bang. 2 informal I plumb forgot: completely, absolutely, downright, totally, quite, thoroughly. 3 the bell hangs plumb: vertically, perpendicularly, straight down. ▶adjective a plumb drop: vertical, perpendicular, straight. PHRASES plumb the depths of she had plumbed the depths of depravity: find, experience the extremes of, reach the lowest point of; reach rock bottom of.
plume
plume noun ostrich plumes: feather, quill; Ornithology plumule, covert.
plummet
plummet verb 1 the plane plummeted to the ground: plunge, nosedive, dive, drop, fall, descend, hurtle. 2 share prices plummeted: fall steeply, plunge, tumble, drop rapidly, go down, slump; informal crash, nosedive.
plump
plump adjective a plump child: chubby, fat, stout, rotund, well padded, ample, full-figured, pillowy, round, chunky, portly, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, bulky, corpulent; rare pulvinate; informal tubby, roly-poly, pudgy, beefy, porky, zaftig, corn-fed. ANTONYMS thin. WORD NOTE pulvinate, pulvinated When seeking adjectives for soft, rounded things —especially on a woman's body —we too often fall at the first hurdle and choose the very tired Mills and Boon favorite, pillowy. And yet there is a ready-made word for the occasion; Latinate, graceful, specifically intended for things that are cushiony and cushionlike, that swell and bulge. The pulvinated face of a drunk, the pulvinate curve of your lover's breast …. Much better. — ZS Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
Oxford Thesaurus
plum
plum adjective a plum job: excellent, very good, wonderful, marvellous, choice, best, prize, first-class; informal great, terrific, cushy; Brit. informal plummy.
plumb
plumb 1 verb the actor's attempt to plumb the twisted psyche of Richard III: explore, probe, delve into, search, examine, investigate, scrutinize, inspect, sound out, go into, understand, fathom, get to the bottom of, penetrate, unravel. PHRASES plumb the depths she had plumbed the depths of depravity: find, reach the lowest possible level, reach the lowest point, get down to the bottom, reach the nadir, experience the worst extremes, reach rock bottom. ▶adverb 1 the bullets went plumb through the middle of the screen: right, exactly, precisely, directly, dead, straight, without interruption; informal bang, slap, slap bang, smack. 2 they must both be plumb crazy: utterly, absolutely, completely, downright, totally, entirely, wholly, quite, altogether, thoroughly, stark. 3 the bell hangs plumb within the tower of the church: vertically, perpendicularly, straight up, straight up and down. ▶adjective the bird's flight ends with a plumb drop: vertical, perpendicular, straight.
plumb
plumb 2 verb he had plumbed in a washing machine: install, put in, fit, put /set in place.
plume
plume noun black ostrich plumes: feather, crest, quill; technical plumule; literary pinion. ▶verb PHRASES plume oneself he plumed himself on his latest innovation: congratulate oneself, pat oneself on the back, pride oneself, preen oneself, feel proud about, feel self-satisfied about, boast about; archaic pique oneself.
plummet
plummet verb 1 the plane plummeted to the ground: plunge, fall headlong, hurtle, nosedive, dive, drop, crash, descend rapidly. 2 share prices plummeted: fall steeply /sharply, plunge, tumble, drop /decrease rapidly, go down, sink, slump; informal crash, nosedive, take a nosedive.
plummy
plummy adjective Brit. informal a plummy voice: upper-class, refined, aristocratic, affected, Home Counties, fruity, grand; Scottish Kelvinside, Morningside; Brit. informal posh, Sloaney; S. African informal larney.
plump
plump 1 verb 1 exhausted, Jack plumped down on to a chair: flop, collapse, sink, fall, drop, slump, plop oneself; informal plonk oneself; N. Amer. informal plank oneself. 2 she plumped her bag on the table: put, put down, set, set down, deposit, dump, stick, place; informal plonk; Brit. informal bung; N. Amer. informal plunk. 3 I plumped for a fixed-rate mortgage: choose, decide on, go for, opt for, pick, pick out, settle on, select, take, elect, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, prefer; Brit. pitch on.
plump
plump 2 adjective a plump, rosy-faced girl: chubby, fat, stout, rotund, buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, roly-poly, round, rounded, well rounded, full, fattish, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, bulky, corpulent; informal tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy; Brit. informal podgy, fubsy; N. Amer. informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed; archaic pursy; rare abdominous. ANTONYMS thin, slender, skinny.
plumpness
plumpness noun his wife was inclined to plumpness: fat, fatness, chubbiness, stoutness, dumpiness, portliness, fleshiness, corpulence; informal tubbiness, pudginess, porkiness; Brit. informal podginess; rare embonpoint.
Duden Dictionary
Plumban
Plum ban Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Plumb a n |das Plumban; Genitiv: des Plumbans lateinisch-neulateinisch Bleiwasserstoff
Plumbat
Plum bat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Plumb a t |das Plumbat; Genitiv: des Plumbat [e ]s, Plural: die Plumbate Salz der Bleisäure
Plumbum
Plum bum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl u mbum |lateinisch plumbum lateinische Bezeichnung für Blei Pb
Plumeau
Plu meau Substantiv, Neutrum , das |plyˈmoː |französisch plumeau, zu: plume < lateinisch pluma = Feder halblanges, dickeres Federbett
plump
plump Adjektiv |pl u mp |aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch plump, eigentlich = lautmalend Interjektion, vgl. plumps a von dicker, unförmiger Gestalt plumpe Hände | das Auto hat eine plumpe Form b sich plump bewegen c abwertend ungeschickt, leicht zu durchschauen ein plumper Trick | eine plumpe Ausrede, Anspielung | sich jemandem plump nähern
Plumpe
Plum pe Substantiv, feminin veraltet, noch ostmitteldeutsch, ostniederdeutsch , die |Pl u mpe |Pumpe
plumpen
plum pen schwaches Verb ostmitteldeutsch |pl u mpen |pumpen
Plumpheit
Plump heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl u mpheit |1 ohne Plural das Plumpsein 2 abwertend plumpe Handlung, Bemerkung o. Ä.
plumps
plumps Interjektion |pl u mps |lautmalend für ein dumpfes, klatschendes Geräusch, wie es beim Aufschlagen eines [schweren ] fallenden Körpers entsteht plumps machen
Plumps
Plumps Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Pl u mps |a dumpfes, klatschendes Geräusch b von einem Plumps a begleiteter Aufprall
Plumpsack
Plump sack Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl u mpsack |1 veraltet jemand, der plump, dick ist 2 der Plumpsack geht um /rum Kinderspiel, in dem ein als »Plumpsack « bezeichneter Gegenstand [meist ein verknotetes Taschentuch o. Ä.], der von einem der Mitspieler fallen gelassen wird, eine Rolle spielt
plumpsen
plump sen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |pl u mpsen |1 unpersönlich; Perfektbildung mit »hat « ein dumpfes klatschendes Geräusch, wie es beim Aufschlagen eines schweren fallenden Körpers entsteht, erzeugen; plumps machen ein plumpsendes Geräusch 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « mit einem Plumps a irgendwohin fallen, auftreffen der Sack plumpste auf den Boden | er ließ sich in den Sessel plumpsen
Plumpsklo
Plumps klo Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich , das Plumpsklosett |Pl u mpsklo |über einer Grube angelegter Abort (ohne Wasserspülung )
Plumpsklosett
Plumps klo sett Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich , das Plumpsklo |Pl u mpsklosett |über einer Grube angelegter Abort (ohne Wasserspülung )
Plumpudding
Plum pud ding Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈplʌmˈpʊdɪŋ |englisch plum pudding, aus: plum = Rosine und pudding, Pudding kuchenartige, schwere 4 4 a Süßspeise, die im Wasserbad gegart und in Großbritannien besonders zur Weihnachtszeit gegessen wird
plumpvertraulich
plump ver trau lich , plump-ver trau lich Adjektiv plump-vertraulich |pl u mpvertr au lich pl u mp-vertr au lich |auf plumpe, als aufdringlich empfundene Art vertraulich sie klopfte ihm plumpvertraulich auf die Schulter
Plumula
Plu mu la Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Pl u mula |die Plumula; Genitiv: der Plumula, Plural: die Plumulae |[…lɛ ] |lateinisch Knospe des Pflanzenkeimlings
French Dictionary
plumage
plumage n. m. nom masculin Ensemble des plumes d ’un oiseau. : Le perroquet a un plumage multicolore.
plume
plume n. f. nom féminin 1 Production cutanée des oiseaux. : Les magnifiques plumes du paon. Un oreiller de plumes ou de plume. Note Grammaticale Le nom se met au pluriel ou au singulier selon qu ’il est envisagé de façon singulière ou collective. 2 Instrument pour écrire. : Autrefois, on écrivait avec des plumes d ’oie. « Au clair de la lune /Mon ami Pierrot /Prête -moi ta plume /pour écrire un mot » (Au clair de la lune , chanson enfantine du xvii e s . ). 3 Pointe métallique montée sur un stylo et servant à écrire à l ’encre. : La plume de mon stylo est dorée. Un stylo à plume ou un stylo plume dont il ne veut pas se séparer. FORME FAUTIVE plume-fontaine. Calque de « fountain pen » pour stylo à plume, stylo plume.
plumeau
plumeau n. m. (pl. plumeaux ) nom masculin Petit balai pour l ’époussetage. : Des plumeaux en plumes d ’autruche.
plumer
plumer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Arracher les plumes d ’un oiseau. : Plumer une poule. 2 figuré Voler. : Ces courtiers malhonnêtes ont plumé quelques naïfs. SYNONYME dépouiller ; duper ; rouler . aimer
plumetis
plumetis n. m. nom masculin Broderie recouvrant un motif. Prononciation Le s ne se prononce pas, [plymti ] Note Orthographique plumeti s.
plumier
plumier n. m. nom masculin Étui destiné à recevoir les crayons, les stylos, etc. : Un joli plumier de bois d ’olivier.
plum-pudding
plum-pudding n. m. (pl. plum-puddings ) nom masculin Gâteau aux fruits à l ’anglaise. : Le traditionnel plum-pudding du Nouvel An. Prononciation Le premier u se prononce ou ou o et le deuxième se prononce ou, [plumpudiɳ, plɔmpudiɳ ]
Spanish Dictionary
pluma
pluma nombre femenino 1 Pieza córnea ligera, resistente y generalmente alargada que cubre el cuerpo de un ave; está formada por un eje central, a ambos lados del cual salen multitud de filamentos finos y flexibles formando una estructura plana :plumas remeras y coberteras; los pavos reales tienen plumas de colores; las plumas de ave se usaban antiguamente para escribir .pluma viva Pluma que se arranca a las aves estando vivas, para rellenar almohadas, colchones y objetos parecidos, porque siempre se mantiene hueca .2 Conjunto de estas piezas que forman el relleno de almohadas, colchones y objetos parecidos :colchón de pluma; almohadón de pluma .3 Pluma grande de ave que, convenientemente cortada por la punta, se utilizaba antiguamente para escribir :el grabado muestra a un escritor medieval con su pluma y su tintero .4 Instrumento de escritura, parecido o no en su forma al anterior, formado por un mango acabado en una punta metálica con una incisión central .pluma atómica Méx Utensilio para escribir que consiste en un tubo hueco de plástico o de metal con un depósito cilíndrico de una tinta viscosa en su interior y una bolita metálica en la punta que gira libremente y hace salir la tinta de forma uniforme .También simplemente pluma .SINÓNIMO birome, bolígrafo .pluma estilográfica Pluma que recibe la tinta de una carga insertada en el mango :rellené el cartucho de tinta de la pluma estilográfica; he comprado cargas para la pluma estilográfica .También simplemente pluma o estilográfica .pluma fuente Amér Pluma estilográfica .5 Punta metálica de cualquiera de estos instrumentos de escritura .6 Escritor de renombre :una conocida pluma firmaba aquella novela; el artículo lo escribe la mejor pluma del país .7 Estilo propio de un escritor :cuando trata temas sociales, su pluma es contundente; su ensayo está escrito con pluma mordaz .8 Profesión de escritor :hoy en día no es fácil vivir de la pluma .9 Técnica de dibujo que emplea pluma y tinta, produciendo generalmente trazos muy finos, normalmente en negro :ilustraciones a pluma; la escena del autor adorando el Pantocrátor está dibujada a pluma .10 Amaneramiento o rasgos femeninos en un hombre :el camarero tiene pluma; le noté cierta pluma en sus gestos .11 Concha de aspecto similar a una pluma de ave que tienen en su interior el calamar y otros moluscos cefalópodos :la pluma y la bolsa de la tinta se deben quitar al limpiar los calamares .12 Mástil de una grúa de construcción :desde lejos sobresalían seis plumas entre las casas del pueblo .13 Artilugio de diversas formas que se utiliza como cebo en la pesca con caña .SINÓNIMO mosca .14 Cuba Dispositivo, generalmente de metal, provisto de una llave giratoria, que sirve para abrir y cerrar el paso de un líquido por un conducto .SINÓNIMO pila .15 Méx Parte del dispositivo o utensilio que se usa para limpiar vidrios donde va puesta la goma que sirve para arrastrar el agua .16 Méx Uña de plástico o hueso que se usa para tocar algunos instrumentos de cuerda .17 plumas nombre masculino plural Esp Chaqueta deportiva acolchada y rellena de plumas de ave, generalmente impermeabilizada, abrochada con cierre y a veces con una cinta o cordón en el dobladillo de los puños, cintura y borde de la capucha que sirve para ajustar la prenda al cuerpo e impedir el paso del viento; es una prenda ligera de mucho abrigo .SINÓNIMO plumífero .a vuela pluma Se aplica a lo que se hace deprisa y de manera improvisada o inesperada, sin apenas detenerse a pensar ni corregir :escribió estos versos a vuela pluma .También se escribe a vuelapluma .dejar correr la pluma Escribir a vuela pluma .pluma de mar Colonia de pequeños pólipos de color blanco distribuidos a lo largo de un esqueleto córneo o calcáreo de color rojo; la forma del conjunto es similar a una pluma de ave :algunas plumas de mar son bioluminiscentes cuando son estimuladas por un rayo de luz . VÉASE como el gallo de Morón, sin plumas y cacareando; papel pluma; peso pluma .
plumado, -da
plumado, -da adjetivo Que tiene pluma :escudo plumado .
plumaje
plumaje nombre masculino 1 Conjunto de plumas que cubren el cuerpo de un ave :plumaje moteado; plumaje invernal; los loros tienen un plumaje vistoso .2 Penacho de plumas que sirve de adorno en sombreros, morriones y cascos .
plumario, -ria
plumario, -ria adjetivo [arte ] Que consiste en hacer mosaicos con plumas de aves :el arte plumario ha sido desarrollado en todas partes del mundo .
plumazo
plumazo nombre masculino Trazo que se hace con la pluma de una sola vez .de un plumazo Expresión que indica que una cosa se suprime o se finaliza de una manera brusca o rápida :resolvió la controversia de un plumazo; el país todavía vive en el caos porque no se pueden borrar tantos años de dictadura de un plumazo .
plumbago
plumbago nombre masculino Planta herbácea con forma de arbusto, de hojas alternas y flores azuladas de cinco pétalos agrupadas en zarcillos; es originaria de Asia .
plúmbeo, -bea
plúmbeo, -bea adjetivo 1 formal De plomo .2 irónico Que es tremendamente aburrido .
plúmbico, -ca
plúmbico, -ca adjetivo formal Del plomo o relacionado con él .
plumbífero, -ra
plumbífero, -ra adjetivo [mineral ] Que contiene plomo .
plumcake
plumcake nombre masculino Bizcocho que se elabora con una masa a la que se le añaden pasas y frutas confitadas y que se cuece dentro de un molde hondo y rectangular :el plumcake es un dulce típicamente inglés .Se pronuncia ‘plumqueik ’.El plural es plumcakes .
plumero
plumero nombre masculino 1 Utensilio para quitar el polvo que consiste en un conjunto de plumas sujetas a un mango .2 Mechón de plumas que se ponen como adorno en cascos y morriones, en el tocado de las mujeres, en la cabeza de las caballerías engalanadas, etc .SINÓNIMO airón, penacho .vérsele el plumero Esp coloquial Dejarse traslucir en una persona sus verdaderas intenciones o pensamientos cuando intenta ocultarlos .
plumier
plumier nombre masculino Estuche o caja en el que se guardan utensilios que sirven para escribir .El plural es plumieres .
plumífero, -ra
plumífero, -ra adjetivo 1 formal Que tiene o lleva plumas .2 nombre masculino y femenino col. desp. Escritor, en especial periodista :cuando ejercía como periodista en Londres recibió los calificativos, despectivos, de “vanidoso y pedante ”, “plumífero de baja estofa ”.3 Arg, Urug coloquial nombre masculino Hombre de aspecto afeminado .4 Esp Chaqueta deportiva acolchada y rellena de plumas de ave, generalmente impermeabilizada, abrochada con cierre y a veces con una cinta o cordón en el dobladillo de los puños, cintura y borde de la capucha que sirve para ajustar la prenda al cuerpo e impedir el paso del viento; es una prenda ligera de mucho abrigo .SINÓNIMO plumas .
plumilla
plumilla nombre femenino 1 Punta pequeña de metal con una incisión o corte en el centro, que está fija en el extremo de una pluma estilográfica o se coloca en el extremo de un mango y se utiliza para escribir o dibujar con tinta .SINÓNIMO plumín .2 nombre común coloquial Periodista .3 nombre femenino bot Parte del embrión de una planta que al desarrollarse da lugar al tallo .SINÓNIMO plúmula .
plumín
plumín nombre masculino Plumilla (punta pequeña de metal ).
plumón
plumón nombre masculino 1 Pluma corta, delgada y suave que tienen las aves debajo del plumaje exterior :los plumones constituyen el primer plumaje que se desarrolla en los polluelos; el plumón se usa para rellenar almohadas, colchones, edredones, prendas de abrigo, etc .2 Colchón, edredón o prenda de abrigo relleno de plumones de ave .3 Chile, Cuba, Méx, Perú, Salv Instrumento para escribir o dibujar semejante al bolígrafo, pero de punta absorbente de fibra y tinta grasa empapada en un material poroso en su interior .SINÓNIMO rotulador .
plumoso, -sa
plumoso, -sa adjetivo 1 Que tiene mucha pluma :cuello plumoso .2 Que tiene parecido físico con una pluma o ciertas características propias de ella :los plumosos brazos del lirio de mar; las branquias de los anélidos son expansiones laminares, arborescentes o plumosas .
plúmula
plúmula nombre femenino bot Parte del embrión de una planta que al desarrollarse da lugar al tallo .SINÓNIMO plumilla .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
plum
plum /plʌm / (! plumbと同音 ) 名詞 1 C 〘植 〙セイヨウスモモ [プラム ] (の木 )(plum tree ).2 C すばらしいもの [部分 ].3 U (プラムのような )深紫色 .4 C あめ玉, ボンボン .5 ｟やや古 ｠(ケーキなどの )干しブドウ .形容詞 1 ｟英 くだけて /報道 ｠〈仕事が 〉 (だれもが憧れるほど )魅力ある, すばらしい, 報酬の良い ▸ a plum job (皆が憧れる )割りのいい仕事 .2 深紫色の .～̀ d ú ff ｟英 ｠干しブドウ入りプディング .～̀ p ú dding プラムプディング .～̀ tom á to プラムトマト 〘実が長円形 〙.pl ú m like 形容詞
plumage
plum age /plúːmɪdʒ /名詞 U 〖集合的に 〗(鳥の )羽 (毛 ).
plumb
plumb 1 /plʌm / (! 語末 -mbのbは発音しない; plumと同音; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 C 鉛錘 （えんすい ）; (水深測定用の )測鉛 ; (釣りの )おもり ; 下げ振り .off [out of ] pl ú mb 垂直でない, 斜めになって .形容詞 1 垂直な (vertical ).2 ｟米 くだけて ｠まったくの ▸ plumb nonsense まったくばかげたこと .副詞 1 垂直に .2 ｟くだけて ｠正確に ▸ plumb southwards 真南に .3 ｟米 くだけて ｠まったく ▸ be plumb crazy まったく気が狂っている ▸ I plumb forgot about it .そのことはすっかり忘れていた .動詞 他動詞 1 〈水深 〉を測鉛で測る ; …を測深する ; …を (垂直かどうか )下げ振りで調べる .2 …を垂直にする (up ).3 〈心など 〉を奥底まで見抜く [探る ]; …の真相を知る ; …を測知する (fathom ).～́ b ò b 下げ振り, おもり .～́ l ì ne 下げ振り糸, 測鉛線 〘先におもりを付ける 〙.
plumb
plumb 2 動詞 他動詞 〈家など 〉に鉛管を敷設する .自動詞 鉛管 [配管 ]工として働く .
plumber
plumb er /plʌ́mə r / (! 語中 -mb-のbは発音しない; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 C 鉛管 [配管 ]工, 水道工事業者 .～́ 's fr ì end [h è lper ]｟米 くだけて ｠＝plunger 2 .～́ 's sn à ke [à uger ]排管掃除用具 〘らせん状の針金でできておりスネークとも呼ばれる 〙.
plumbing
plumb ing /plʌ́mɪŋ / (! 語中 -mb-のbは発音しない; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 U 1 鉛管 [配管 ]工事 ; 鉛管 [配管 ]業 .2 配管 (系統 ), 配管設備 .3 測深, 水深測量 .
plume
plume /pluːm /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (空中に立ち上る )【煙 水 炎などの 】柱 , 雲 «of » ▸ a plume of smoke 煙の柱 .2 〖通例 ～s 〗(大きくふさふさした )羽 ; (帽子用 )羽飾り (→nom de plume ); (長くて薄い )羽毛の束 〘兵士のヘルメットの飾り 〙.3 〘生物 〙羽状毛 ; 〘植 〙冠毛 .b ò rrowed pl ú mes 借り着 ; 借用物 ; 受け売りの知識 〘イソップ物語から 〙.動詞 他動詞 1 〈物 〉を羽毛で飾る .2 〖～ oneself 〗〈鳥が 〉〈羽 〉を (くちばしで )整える , 羽繕いする .pl ú me one s è lf 1 着飾る .2 «…を » 自慢する «on » .3 ↑他動詞 2 .
plumed
plumed 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗羽飾りの付いた .
plummet
plum met /plʌ́mət /名詞 C (釣糸の )おもり, 下げ振り (糸 ); 測鉛 (線 ).動詞 自動詞 垂直に落ちる, 飛び込む (down ); 〈物価などが 〉 «…へと » 急に下落する «to » .
plummy
plum my /plʌ́mi /形容詞 1 (味 香りが )プラムのような ; プラムの多い .2 プラム色の .3 ｟くだけて ｠上等の, 結構な .4 ｟くだけて ｠〈声が 〉朗々として気取った .
plump
plump 1 /plʌmp /形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈人 動物 果実が 〉まるまる太った , まるまるとした , ぽっちゃり [ふっくら ]した (!fatの婉曲語として用いられる好意的な表現; →fat 類義 ) ▸ plump cheeks まるまるとしたほお 2 丸い .動詞 他動詞 〈人 動物 〉をまるまると太らせる ; 〈クッションなど 〉をふくらませる (up, out ).自動詞 〈人 動物が 〉まるまると太る ; ふくれる (up, out ).pl ú mp ly 副詞 pl ú mp ness 名詞
plump
plump 2 動詞 自動詞 1 ドシンと落ちる [座る, 倒れる ]; «…に » ドシンとぶつかる (down ) «against » ▸ plump down on a chair ドサッといすに座る .2 ｟くだけて ｠【人 事を 】強く支持する ; (考えた末に )選ぶ ; (2名以上選ぶべき場合に )【ただ1人の候補者にだけ 】投票する «for » .他動詞 1 «…に » 〈物 人 〉をドシンと落とす [置く ](down ) «on , in , into » (!時に ～ oneselfで ) .2 〈意見など 〉を出し抜けに述べる (out ).3 …を推薦する, ほめる .副詞 ドサッと, ドシンと ; 突然 ; あからさまに ; ぶっきらぼうに: まっすぐ下に .形容詞 ぶっきらぼうな ; あからさまな, 率直な .名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗ドサッと落ちること ; ドサッ, ドシン (という音 ).
plumy
plum y /plúːmi /形容詞 羽毛のある [で飾った ]; 羽毛状の .
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