plum
1
[ pluhm ]
/ plʌm /
noun
adjective, plum·mer, plum·mest.
extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
Origin of plum
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
plūme (cognate with German
Pflaume) ≪ Greek
proûmnon plum,
proúmnē plum tree; cf.
prune1
OTHER WORDS FROM plum
plum·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plum
plum plumbWords nearby plum
plugged-in,
plugger,
plughole,
plugola,
plugugly,
plum,
plum curculio,
plum duff,
plum pudding,
plum tomato,
plumage
Definition for plum (2 of 3)
Definition for plum (3 of 3)
Plum
[ pluhm ]
/ plʌm /
noun
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Example sentences from the Web for plum
British Dictionary definitions for plum (1 of 2)
plum
1
/ (plʌm) /
noun
a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone
See also greengage, damson
the fruit of this tree
a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding
- a dark reddish-purple colour
- (as adjective)a plum carpet
informal
- something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus
- (as modifier)a plum job
Derived forms of plum
plumlike, adjectiveWord Origin for plum
Old English
plūme; related to Latin
prunum, German
Pflaume
British Dictionary definitions for plum (2 of 2)
plum
2
/ (plʌm) /
adjective, adverb
a variant spelling of plumb (def. 3), plumb (def. 4), plumb (def. 5), plumb (def. 6)