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plum

/plʌm/noun, adverb1 syllable

Plum means: completely; used as intensifiers.

Synonyms for plum4

noun, as in any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

plum tree

adverb, as in completely; used as intensifiers

clean, plumb

adverb, as in exactly

plumb

also used for plum

plum-colored

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What does plum mean?5

adverb

1

completely; used as intensifiers“clean forgot the appointment”

2

exactly“fell plumb in the middle of the puddle”

noun

1

any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

2

any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit

3

a highly desirable position or assignment“a political plum”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plum?23

one syllable

fromsomecomedumbmumsumumdrumcumthumbgumbumscumrumhumummnumbyumslumchumcrumb

two syllables

becomesuccumb
Show 40 near rhymes
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Plum in a sentence

  • Which do you prefer, plum or apple pie?sundown
  • Prunes are dehydrated plums, and are very good for your health.patgfisher
  • In the garden, there are apple trees, plums, cherries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants.pullnosemans
  • Children, do you want a fruit salad with fresh plums, apricots, strawberries and oranges?Ioan_Cristian
  • The plum blossoms are at their best this week.CM
  • This plum tart is to be made with shortening.halfb1t
  • I haven't cut down the plum tree yet.pne
  • They told me it was a plum tree.Ahha

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Forms of plum

as a noun

plural
plums