pluck vs plume

pluck

verb
  • To remove feathers from a bird. 

  • To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation. 

  • To pull something sharply; to pull something out 

  • To pull or twitch sharply. 

  • To play a string instrument pizzicato. 

  • To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. 

  • Of a glacier: to transport individual pieces of bedrock by means of gradual erosion through freezing and thawing. 

noun
  • Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence. 

  • The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. 

  • An instance of plucking or pulling sharply. 

  • Cheap wine. 

plume

verb
  • Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something). 

  • To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate. 

  • Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud. 

  • To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes. 

noun
  • The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow. 

  • Things resembling a feather. 

  • More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs. 

  • A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward. 

  • The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect. 

  • A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. 

  • An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star. 

  • A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading. 

  • An upward spray of mist or water. 

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