plum

[US]/plʌm/
[UK]/plʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a type of fruit, typically red or purple, with a smooth skin and sweet flesh; a tree that bears this fruit;a highly desirable position or opportunity, especially one that offers a high salary

Phrases & Collocations

ripe plum

plum tree

sweet plum

plum jam

juicy plum

plum orchard

dried plum

plum blossom

plum wine

plum flower

cherry plum

plum pudding

plum juice

plum rains

Example Sentences

bread thickly spread with plum jam

plumes of incandescent liquid rock.

smoke plumed from the chimneys.

Slivovitz is a potent, eastern European plum brandy.

We had plums and custard for dinner.

he landed a plum assistant producer's job.

the helicopter crashed plum on the cabins.

she plumed herself on being cosmopolitan.

the long plumes of a heron in the breeding season.

plumed himself on his victory.

plum pudding was originally served on festal days as a main course.

She speaks as if she’s got a plum in her mouth.

You are my honeybunch, sugar plum, pumpkin.You are my sweetie pie.

Without the piercing chilliness of the snowfall,where comes the fragrant whiff of the plum blossoms.

Bouquet: Fragrant spiced plum and red jube fruit, with a hint of vanilla oak.

Pan Jinlian: Re-analyze the Image of "Syren"——To Criticize the Authoritarianism in The Plum in the Golden Vase

The natural haematochrome extracted from plum skin is a kind of safe and non - poisonous colorant.

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now