plum
Of a dark bluish-red colourOf a dark bluish-red colour.
» These plums are ripe.
Diese Pflaumen sind reif. — MUIRIEL
Эти сливы уже созрели. — averoes
Эти сливы спелые. — Wezel
Ці сливи достигли. — aandrusiak
Ці сливи вже достиглі. — aandrusiak
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3 senses(comparable)Of a dark bluish-red colour.
(not comparable)Choice; especially lavish or preferred.
She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm.
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Plumb.
Examples
96 sentencesThese plums are ripe.
Ці сливи достигли. — aandrusiak
ruЭти сливы уже созрели. — averoes
deDiese Pflaumen sind reif. — MUIRIEL
This plum brandy is pretty good.
Tom sent us this plum brandy.
These plums are ready to eat.
Plum blossoms come out in March.
ruСлива расцветает в марте. — Wezel
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmFrom Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.
Phonetically-based spelling of plumb.
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Forms
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1 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.