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plum

/pləm/

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noun
any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
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plum tree

type of:
fruit tree
adverb
exactly
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"fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"

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plumb
adverb
completely; used as intensifiers
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"I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"

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clean plumb
noun
a highly desirable position or assignment
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"a political plum"

type of:
situation billet office post place position berth spot
noun
any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
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type of:
drupe stone fruit edible fruit

part of:
plum tree

Usage of plum

"colloquialism"
"lingo"
"slang"
"jargon"
"vernacular"
"argot"
"patois"
"cant"