plumes
Because it is a word with a single syllable, plumes is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofplumes
- A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
- A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
- A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
Synonyms: "feather in one's cap"
- The vane of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
- Short for plume moth.
- Things resembling a feather.
- To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
- Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).
- (by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
Example: "He plumes himself on his skill."
- To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
Synonyms: unplume
- Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
Example: "Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor."
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