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PLUMES

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
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Super Big 3 pts

PLUMES is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

PLUMES root PLUME-s

Word family

PLUME 2 PLUMING 5 PLUMED-d 3
noun
  1. archaicliterarypoeticA feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
  2. archaicliterarypoeticA cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
  3. figurativelyA token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
  4. The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of plume moth (“a small, slender moth of the family Pterophoridae”).
  6. Things resembling a feather.
  7. A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
    • After the explosion, a plume of smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around.
    • The pollutant creates a contaminant plume within an aquifer.
  8. An upward spray of mist or water.
  9. An arc of glowing material (chiefly gases) erupting from the surface of a star.
  10. A large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
  11. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).
  12. The furry tail of certain dog breeds (such as the Samoyed) that curls over their backs or stands erect.
  13. More fully gill plume: a feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs.
verb
  1. alsofigurativelytransitiveTo adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
  2. reflexivetransitiveChiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
  3. broadlyreflexivetransitiveTo congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.
    • He plumes himself on his skill.
  4. archaictransitiveTo strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
  5. archaicbroadlytransitiveTo peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
  6. archaicobsoletetransitiveOf a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.
  7. intransitiveOf a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
    • Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.