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The edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica , often of a dark red or purple colour.
The stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica .
A dark bluish-red color/colour, the colour of some plums.
A desirable thing.
A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of £100,000 sterling, or a person possessing it.
A raisin, when used in a pudding or cake.
(pejorative) A fool, idiot.
(slang, usually in plural) A testicle.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species sharing '' with ''Prunus domestica including, among others:
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## Prunus mume , an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.
The stone-fruit trees which bear these fruits.
The fruits of many unrelated trees and shrubs with fruit perceived to resemble plums
The trees and shrubs bearing those fruits
(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.
(not comparable) Choice; especially lavish or preferred.
Completely; utterly.
(mining) To plumb.
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae'' or ''Arecaceae , which are mainly found in the tropics.
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
* Bible, Revelations vii. 9
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
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* 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
(sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
To move something with the palm of the hand.
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English
(wikipedia plum)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Cognate with German Pflaume, Dutch pruim. Compare pruneNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (tree) plum tree, plumtree * umeDerived terms
* American black plum * Assyrian plum * Australian plum * Brazilian plum * Canada plum * Darling plum * East Indian plum * Guinea plum * Indian plum * Jamaica plum * Japanese plum * Japan plum * Morocco plum * Natal plum * Orleans plum * Port Arthur plum * Queensland plum * Satsuma plum * Spanish plum * Tasmanian plum * Victoria plum * yellow Spanish plum * apple-plum * beach plum, beach-plum * black plum of Illawarra * blood plum * bullace plum * cherry plum * chickasaw plum * cocoa plum, coco plum, cocoplum * damascene plum, damask plum, damson plum * date plum, date-plum * dried plum * gingerbread plum * golden plum * gopher plum * gray plum, grey plum * ground plum * hog-plum * horse-plum * leaf curling plum aphid * marmalade plum * mirabelle plum * mountain plum * muscle plum * mussel plum * myrobalan plum, myrobella plum * olive-plum * partridge plum * pear-plum * persimmon-plum * pigeon-plum * plum blossom * plum brandy * plum curculio * plum peach * plum pox * plum pudding, plum-pudding * plum rains * plum sauce * plum tomato * plum tree * plum weevil * plum wine * plum-bird, plum bird * plum-blossom * plum-broth * plum-budder, plum budder * plum-cake * plum-color, plum-colour * plum-colored, plum-coloured * plumcot * plum-damas, plumdamas, plum-damis * plum-dough, plum-duff * plum-fir * plum-gouger, plum gouger * plum-in-the-mouth * plumless * plummy * plum-pie * plum-pockets * plum-porridge * plum-pottage * plumrock * plum-stone * pluot * sapodilla plum * sebesten plum * slugplum * sugar plum, sugar-plum, sugarplum * tamarind plum * the bloom of the plum, the blue of the plum * urucuri plum * wheat-plum * wild plum * yellow plum * yellowgage plumAdjective
(more)- She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm.
See also
* briolette * damson * greengage * mirabelle * myrobalan * prune * sapote * slivovitz * sloe * umeboshi * umesu *Etymology 2
Phonetically based spelling of (plumb)Adverb
(-)- You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.
Verb
(plumm)palm
English
(wikipedia palm)Etymology 1
From (etyl) palme, from (etyl) palm, .Noun
(en noun)- A great multitude stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
Synonyms
* (tropical tree) palm treeDerived terms
* coconut palm * date palm * palmate * palmist * palmistry * Palm SundayEtymology 2
From (etyl) palme, paume, from (etyl) palme, paulme, .Noun
(en noun)- Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm .
- The open palm of desire wants everything.
Synonyms
* (flat of the hand) (l)Antonyms
* (hand) hardelDerived terms
* cross someone's palm * grease someone's palm * itchy palmVerb
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