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Nouns (3)

plume

n. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

feather, plumage

n. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Verbs (17)

plume

v. form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"

plume

v. deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"

dress, preen, primp

v. dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

preen, clean with the bill

v. clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"

pride, congratulate

v. be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"

hook, pluck, soak, fleece, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, rob

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (20)

gossamer, cobweb

n. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

thistledown

n. pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seedlike fruit of a thistle

crest

n. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

ornament, grace, beautify, embellish, adorn, decorate

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

snow, bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false

v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

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Antonyms (1)

undercharge

v. charge (someone) too little money

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