PLUCK vs PLUME: NOUN
- Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
- The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.
- An instance of plucking
- The lyrie.
- The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
- Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.
- The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.
- The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
- The pogge, Agonus cataphractus.
- Hence Heart; courage; spirit; determined energy; resolution in the face of difficulties.
- The heart, liver, and lungs or lights of a sheep, ox, or other animal used as butchers' meat: also used figuratively or humorously of the like parts of a human being.
- A bout; around.
- A blow; a stroke.
- A pull; a tug; a twitch; a snatch: as, he gave the sword a pluck.
- The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.
- Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
- The act or an instance of plucking.
- The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
- The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
- An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.
- An upward spray of water or mist.
- A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.
- The furry tail of certain dog breeds that stand erect or curl over their backs (eg Samoyed, Malteagle)
- A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.
- An aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschata), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
- Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridæ. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine.
- The still finer Erianthus Ravennæ from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus.
- Any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida (Ardea candidissima).
- A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
- A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
- A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
- An ornamental tuft of feathers.
- A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
- A plumose part or formation, as of the gill of a crustacean or a mollusk.
- A plume-moth.
- In entomology: A hair with many fine branches, resembling a little soft feather; a plumate hair.
- In botany, same as plumule, 3.
- A token of honor; a prize won by contest.
- Plumage.
- A tuft of feathers; a set or bunch of plumes worn as an ornament; an egret; plumery.
- A feather.
- An upwelling of molten material from the earth's mantle.
- An area or section of air, water, or soil containing pollutants released from a point source.
- A mass or stream of material that resembles a long feather.
- A token of honor or achievement.
- A large feather, cluster of feathers, or similar ornament worn on a helmet, hat, or horse's harness.
- A feather, especially a large and showy one.
- The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
- A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
PLUCK vs PLUME: VERB
- To pull or twitch sharply
- To play a string instrument pizzicato
- To rob, fleece, steal forcibly
- To remove feathers from a bird.
- To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
- To pull something sharply; to pull something out
- Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- Look for and gather
- Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- Pull or pull out sharply
- Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- Strip of feathers
- To write; to pen.
- To form a plume
- To congratulate oneself proudly.
- To preen and arrange feathers.
- Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- Dress or groom with elaborate care
- Be proud of
- Clean with one's bill
- Deck with a plume
- Form a plume
PLUCK vs PLUME: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at.
- To give an abrupt pull; tug.
- To sound (the strings of an instrument) by pulling and releasing them with the fingers or a plectrum.
- To give an abrupt pull to; tug at.
- To remove abruptly or forcibly.
- To pull out the hair or feathers of.
- To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick.
- To rise or emanate in a plume.
PLUCK vs PLUME: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To gather up; to summon.
- To pull or tear off.
- To pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a lower state.
- To pull away, or to separate by pulling; to tear away.
- To reject at an examination for degrees.
- To strip of, or as of, feathers.
- Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick
- To pull; to draw.
- The California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain.
- An African viper (Vipera cornuta, syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.
- To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively.
- To adorn with feathers or plumes.
- To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
- To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
- To congratulate (oneself) in a self-satisfied way.
- To smooth or clean (feathers) with the bill or beak; preen.
- To decorate, cover, or supply with a plume or plumes.
PLUCK vs PLUME: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Ask an unreasonable price
- Rip off
- Intrans., to collect one's self; gather spirit or courage.
- To summon or muster up: as, to pluck up courage, spirit, etc.
- To reject, after a university or other examination, as not coming up to the required standard.
- To strip, as a fowl, by pulling off its feathers; strip the feathers from: as, to pluck a fowl.
- Especially To pull sharply; pull with sudden force or jerk; give a tugor twitch to; twitch; snatch; twang, as the strings of a harp or guitar.
- To pull; draw; drag: used either literally or figuratively.
- To pull off, as feathers from a fowl, or fruit or flowers from a plant; pick off; gather; pick or cull, as berries or flowers.
- In geology, to break off easily in large pieces, as granite. See plucking.
- To pull sharply, as if at the folds of a skirt: used with at.
- In geology, to pry off or tear away, as blocks of rock from the lee side of cliffs or projections, or more moderate slopes: said of the action of moving ice, as in glaciers. See plucking.
- Ask an unreasonable price
- Rip off
- Anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
- To pride; boast: used reflexively: as, to plume one's self on one's skill.
- To adorn with feathers or plumes; feather; set as a plume; hence, to decorate or adorn (the person) in any way.
- To strip off the plumage of, as a bird; pluck.
- To dress the plumage of, as a bird; preen.
PLUCK vs PLUME: RELATED WORDS
- Fleece, Tear, Tweak, Roll, Gazump, Hook, Rob, Hustle, Soak, Plunk, Cull, Pluckiness, Gutsiness, Pick, Pull
- Cloud, Congratulate, Gazump, Rob, Pride, Overcharge, Surcharge, Hook, Pluck, Preen, Primp, Feather, Soak, Dress, Plumage
PLUCK vs PLUME: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Deplume, Pick off, Pull off, Plume, Overcharge, Fleece, Tear, Tweak, Roll, Gazump, Hook, Soak, Plunk, Pick, Pull
- Bloom, Flume, Fleece, Cloud, Congratulate, Gazump, Pride, Overcharge, Surcharge, Hook, Primp, Feather, Soak, Dress, Plumage
PLUCK vs PLUME: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- What happens when you pluck the rubber bands?
- SYN: Twitch, pluck, pull, catch, grasp, gripe, clutch.
- Then pluck turns giving each other spa services.
- Do pluck it softly fur tliat shepheards sake.
- My remedy is then to pluck it out.
- Pluck up your spirit, Jon, and break away.
- My remedy is, then, to pluck it out.
- Pluck, the free Web organizer software at pluck.com, can also handle RSS feeds.
- Nisua, A pluck, or calfs pluck, Exta vitu.
- To pluck, or give one a pluck, Velio, vcllico.
- If a mantle plume rises close to a mid-ocean ridge, as for example at Iceland, plume-ridge interaction causes extensive volcanism.
- However, it is important to note that plume stabilization can occur mechanisms and even an expanding plume mato shrink prior to impacting any receptors.
- PARTICIPANT: Because the plume rise is different for a moistureplume and the dry plume from the stack.
- VOC plume, and in the Recycling Center well on the southern fringe of the plume.
- Note the bulbous plume heads, and the narrow plume tails.
- Far field entrainment cools the fire plume, resulting in a decreased buoyancy force as the plume rises.
- Place one or more, depending on plume length, monitoring wells within the plume, along the center flowline.
- The Plume of Feathers, now known as The Old Plume, is also Grade 2 listed.
- Plume concentration estimates are the weighted sum of these two limiting plume states.
- Plume stability: Contaminant plume must be stable or shrinking.
PLUCK vs PLUME: QUESTIONS
- What does the Bible say about pluck grain on Sabbath?
- What happens if you pluck multiple hairs from your head?
- How do you pluck without pressing down on guitar frets?
- What does the Bible say about pluck up and destroy?
- What does it mean when someone says you have pluck?
- Why do people pluck grass blades to watch the wind?
- How do you pluck a pheasant without ripping it open?
- Is it illegal to pluck roadside plants in Singapore?
- Do Dallas BBQs pluck the feathers from their wings?
- Can I pluck my hair between electrolysis treatments?
- What is the Northrop Grumman Bethpage groundwater plume agreement?
- How far out did the Chernobyl radioactive plume travel?
- What is the highest volcanic eruption plume ever witnessed?
- Pourquoi la plume de Mohamed Jibril est-elle interdite?
- What are the methods for determination of plume opacity?
- What is the plume veil V3 competition atomizer RDA?
- Is there a steady bubble plume Oscillation phenomenon?
- Does the Gaussian plume model underestimate pollutants deposits?
- Does plume help with behavioral health emergencies?
- What determines the plume behavior of an exhaust plume?