plume

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noun

ˈplüm

: a feather of a bird: such as

: a large conspicuous or showy feather

: contour feather

: plumage

: a cluster of distinctive feathers

: material (such as a feather, cluster of feathers, or a tuft of hair) worn as an ornament

: a token of honor or prowess : prize

: something resembling a feather (as in shape, appearance, or lightness): such as

: a plumose appendage of a plant

: an elongated and usually open and mobile column or band (as of smoke, exhaust gases, or blowing snow)

: an animal structure having a main shaft bearing many hairs or filamentous parts

especially : a full bushy tail

: any of several columns of molten rock rising from the earth's lower mantle that are theorized to drive tectonic plate movement and to underlie hot spots

Example Sentences

Noun a hat with bright ostrich plumes the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet Verb that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Video shared on social media showed a large plume of smoke rising from the building.

Grayson Quay, The Week, 21 Aug. 2022 Photos and video posted online by Ukrainian politicians and media outlets appeared to show the aftermath of the attack, and a large plume of smoke could be seen rising from the fleet's headquarters.

Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 Radar is detecting what is most likely a smoke plume in Mattapoisett, MA.

Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The contractor replied immediately, copying the hygienist, to clarify that what the professor saw was not a plume or anything close to a cloud but a puff of smoke being aggrandized by the wind.

Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 Four separate times, columns of smoke rose from the flames beyond the altitude at which a typical jet flies, penetrating the stratosphere and injecting a plume of soot and ash miles above the Earth’s surface.

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Currently, a large dust plume is again pushing west and should be in the south Caribbean by Thursday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s SAL forecast.

Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022 Researchers now believe the 2019 event came from a convective plume more than a million miles across from deep inside the star.

Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 The company confirmed in 1976 that its waste had created a plume of contamination in the groundwater but waited another decade to connect residents to an uncontaminated water system, only doing so after pressure from the EPA.

Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022

Verb

Its most interesting ideas plume briefly, only to fizzle out like far-off firecrackers.

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 June 2022 The map becomes distorted, and the insect no longer associates that plume with the flower.

Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022 Toilet plume aside, Winner says the steel surfaces, doorknobs, and toilet handles in a public restroom pose the greatest risk.

Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 16 June 2020 Patrick still painted, filling the family home with idyllic landscapes: a single cabin in the mountains with smoke pluming from its chimney, or a lone figure in a canoe paddling through the wilderness.

Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019 While the video describes that the engine fire test duration went as expected, fire continued to burn around the Starhopper until a massive fireball exploded around it a few minutes after pluming up high over the test area into the night sky.

Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2019 Ash plumes shooting thousands of feet into the sky from the summit have raised concerns about air quality.

Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 1 June 2018 Winds blew much of the 30,000-foot (9,100-meter) plume away from people.

Fox News, 18 May 2018 An early morning 18-wheeler crash Sunday (May 13) on eastbound Interstate 10 in St. Martin Parish has left lanes closed and smoke pluming into the air, according to Louisiana State Police.

Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018 See More

单词	pluming
释义	plume 1 of 2 noun ˈplüm 1 : a feather of a bird: such as a : a large conspicuous or showy feather b : contour feather c : plumage d : a cluster of distinctive feathers 2 a : material (such as a feather, cluster of feathers, or a tuft of hair) worn as an ornament b : a token of honor or prowess : prize 3 : something resembling a feather (as in shape, appearance, or lightness): such as a : a plumose appendage of a plant b : an elongated and usually open and mobile column or band (as of smoke, exhaust gases, or blowing snow) c : an animal structure having a main shaft bearing many hairs or filamentous parts especially : a full bushy tail d : any of several columns of molten rock rising from the earth's lower mantle that are theorized to drive tectonic plate movement and to underlie hot spots Illustration of plume P plume 2a plume 2 of 2 verb plumed; pluming transitive verb 1 a : to provide or deck with feathers b : to array showily 2 : to indulge (oneself) in pride with an obvious or vain display of self-satisfaction 3 of a bird a : to preen and arrange the feathers of (itself) b : to preen and arrange (feathers) Synonyms Noun accolade award blue ribbon decoration distinction honor kudo premium prize Verb flatter pique pride See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a hat with bright ostrich plumes the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet Verb that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills Recent Examples on the Web Noun Video shared on social media showed a large plume of smoke rising from the building. Grayson Quay, The Week, 21 Aug. 2022 Photos and video posted online by Ukrainian politicians and media outlets appeared to show the aftermath of the attack, and a large plume of smoke could be seen rising from the fleet's headquarters. Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 Radar is detecting what is most likely a smoke plume in Mattapoisett, MA. Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The contractor replied immediately, copying the hygienist, to clarify that what the professor saw was not a plume or anything close to a cloud but a puff of smoke being aggrandized by the wind. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 Four separate times, columns of smoke rose from the flames beyond the altitude at which a typical jet flies, penetrating the stratosphere and injecting a plume of soot and ash miles above the Earth’s surface. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Currently, a large dust plume is again pushing west and should be in the south Caribbean by Thursday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s SAL forecast. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022 Researchers now believe the 2019 event came from a convective plume more than a million miles across from deep inside the star. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 The company confirmed in 1976 that its waste had created a plume of contamination in the groundwater but waited another decade to connect residents to an uncontaminated water system, only doing so after pressure from the EPA. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2022 Verb Its most interesting ideas plume briefly, only to fizzle out like far-off firecrackers. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 June 2022 The map becomes distorted, and the insect no longer associates that plume with the flower. Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022 Toilet plume aside, Winner says the steel surfaces, doorknobs, and toilet handles in a public restroom pose the greatest risk. Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 16 June 2020 Patrick still painted, filling the family home with idyllic landscapes: a single cabin in the mountains with smoke pluming from its chimney, or a lone figure in a canoe paddling through the wilderness. Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019 While the video describes that the engine fire test duration went as expected, fire continued to burn around the Starhopper until a massive fireball exploded around it a few minutes after pluming up high over the test area into the night sky. Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2019 Ash plumes shooting thousands of feet into the sky from the summit have raised concerns about air quality. Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 1 June 2018 Winds blew much of the 30,000-foot (9,100-meter) plume away from people. Fox News, 18 May 2018 An early morning 18-wheeler crash Sunday (May 13) on eastbound Interstate 10 in St. Martin Parish has left lanes closed and smoke pluming into the air, according to Louisiana State Police. Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pluma small soft feather — more at fleece First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing plume nom de plume nom de plume Kids Definition plume noun ˈplüm 1 : a large or showy feather of a bird 2 : an ornamental feather or tuft of feathers (as on a hat) 3 : something shaped like a large feather a plume of smoke pluming verb present participle of plume as in priding to think highly of (oneself) that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance priding congratulating flattering vaporing vaunting bragging swanking boasting crowing swashing swaggering gasconading piquing felicitating
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