plume
1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
- a plume of smoke
- grass with large plumes
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Hypernyms:
adornment
• Hyponyms:
aigrette, aigret, panache
3. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
• Syn:
feather, plumage
• Derivationally related forms:
feathery (for: feather), feather (for: feather)
• Hypernyms:
body covering, animal material
• Hyponyms:
down, down feather, aftershaft, contour feather, bastard wing,
alula, spurious wing, marabou, hackle, flight feather, pinion,
quill, quill feather, scapular
• Part Holonyms:
bird
• Substance Meronyms:
keratin, ceratin, melanin
• Part Meronyms:
vane, web, quill, calamus, shaft
1. be proud of
- He prides himself on making it into law school
• Syn:
pride, congratulate
• Derivationally related forms:
congratulatory (for: congratulate), congratulation (for: congratulate), pride (for: pride)
• Hypernyms:
feel, experience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
2. rip off;
ask an unreasonable price
• Syn:
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece,
pluck, rob, hook
• Ant:
undercharge (for: overcharge)
• Derivationally related forms:
overcharge (for: overcharge)
• Hypernyms:
cheat, rip off, chisel
• Hyponyms:
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
• Entailment:
charge, bill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. deck with a plume
- a plumed helmet
• Hypernyms:
deck, bedight, bedeck
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. clean with one's bill
- The birds preened
• Syn:
preen
• Hypernyms:
arrange, set up, clean, make clean
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
5. form a plume
- The chimneys were pluming the sky
- The engine was pluming black smoke
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. dress or groom with elaborate care
- She likes to dress when going to the opera
• Syn:
preen, primp, dress
• Derivationally related forms:
dress (for: dress), primping (for: primp)
• Hypernyms:
overdress, 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
• Verb Group:
dress, get dressed
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
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