Defenition of the word plume

• Defenition of the word plume

  • A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the skin of birds and protects them against coldness and water and allows their wings to create lift.
  • The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds.
  • the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
  • form a plume: "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
  • deck with a plume, as of a helmet
  • clean with one's bill, of birds
  • dress or groom with elaborate care
  • be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
  • dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
  • form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
  • clean with one''s bill; "The birds preened"
  • deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
  • anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
  • form a plume
  • clean with one's bill
  • deck with a plume
  • be proud of

Synonyms for the word plume

• • cloud
  • column
  • congratulate
  • curl
  • dress
  • feather
  • fleece
  • gazump
  • hook
  • overcharge
  • pluck
  • plumage
  • preen
  • pride
  • primp
  • rob
  • soak
  • spiral
  • surcharge
  • trail

Similar words in the plume

• • plume
  • plume's
  • plumed
  • plumes

Meronymys for the word plume

• • bird
  • calamus
  • ceratin
  • keratin
  • melanin
  • quill
  • shaft
  • vane
  • web

Hyponyms for the word plume

• • aftershaft
  • aigret
  • aigrette
  • alula
  • bastard wing
  • contour feather
  • down
  • down feather
  • extort
  • flight feather
  • gouge
  • hackle
  • marabou
  • panache
  • pinion
  • quill
  • quill feather
  • rack
  • scapular
  • spurious wing
  • squeeze
  • wring

Hypernyms for the word plume

• • adornment
  • animal material
  • arrange
  • attire
  • beat
  • bedeck
  • bedight
  • body covering
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • clean
  • deck
  • deck out
  • deck up
  • dress up
  • experience
  • fancy up
  • feel
  • feel pride
  • fig out
  • fig up
  • form
  • get up
  • gussy up
  • make clean
  • overdress
  • prink
  • rig out
  • rip off
  • sell short
  • set up
  • shape
  • take pride
  • tog out
  • tog up
  • trick out
  • trick up

Antonyms for the word plume

• • undercharge

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