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plum
[ pluhm ]
/ plÊm /
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noun
adjective, plum·mer, plum·mest.
extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
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Origin of plum
before 900; Middle English; Old English plĆ«me (cognate with German Pflaume) âȘ Greek proĂ»mnon plum, proĂșmnÄ plum tree; cf. prune1
OTHER WORDS FROM plum
plumlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plum
plum , plumbWords nearby plum
plugger, plughole, plug-in, plugola, plugugly, plum, plumage, plumate, plumb, plumbaginaceous, plumbaginous
Other definitions for plum (2 of 2)
Plum
[ pluhm ]
/ plÊm /
noun
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
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British Dictionary definitions for plum (1 of 2)
plum1
/ (plÊm) /
noun
a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stoneSee also greengage, damson
the fruit of this tree
a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding
- a dark reddish-purple colour
- (as adjective)a plum carpet
informal
- something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus
- (as modifier)a plum job
Derived forms of plum
plumlike, adjectiveWord Origin for plum
Old English plƫme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume
British Dictionary definitions for plum (2 of 2)
plum2
/ (plÊm) /
adjective, adverb
a variant spelling of plumb (def. 3), plumb (def. 4), plumb (def. 5), plumb (def. 6)
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