plume meaning

plume as a verb

1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

   Synonyms: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, pluck, rob, hook

   Type of: cheat

   Kinds: extort

2. be proud of
   • He prides himself on making it into law school

   Synonyms: pride, congratulate

   Type of: feel

3. deck with a plume
   • a plumed helmet

   Type of: deck

4. clean with one's bill
   • The birds preened

   Synonyms: preen

   Type of: arrange, clean

5. form a plume
   • The chimneys were pluming the sky
   • The engine was pluming black smoke

   Type of: shape

6. dress or groom with elaborate care
   • She likes to dress when going to the opera

   Synonyms: preen, primp, dress

   Type of: overdress

plume as a noun

1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
   • a plume of smoke
   • grass with large plumes

   Type of: shape

2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

   Type of: adornment

   Kinds: aigrette, panache

3. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

   Synonyms: feather, plumage

   Type of: body covering, animal material

   Kinds: down, aftershaft, contour feather, bastard wing, marabou, hackle, flight feather, scapular

How to pronounce plume

plume is pronounced /pluːm/ in British English and /plum/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with plume

• bloom
• assume
• loom
• room
• resume
• consume
• boom
• groom
• doom
• gloom
• fume
• tomb
• womb
• zoom
• broom
• presume