plum
[ pluhm ]
/ plʌm /
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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 plūme (cognate with German Pflaume) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; cf. prune1
OTHER WORDS FROM plum
plumlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plum
plum , plumbOther definitions for plum (2 of 2)
Plum
[ pluhm ]
/ plʌm /
noun
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
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British Dictionary definitions for plum (1 of 2)
plum1
/ (plʌm) /
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 plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume
British Dictionary definitions for plum (2 of 2)
plum2
/ (plʌm) /
adjective, adverb
a variant spelling of plumb (def. 3), plumb (def. 4), plumb (def. 5), plumb (def. 6)
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