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Definitions for Plum

[1] the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
[2] the tree itself.
[3] any of various other trees bearing a plumlike fruit.
[4] the fruit itself.
[5] a sugarplum.
[6] a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.
[7] a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.
[8] Informal . an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position: The choicest plums went to his old cronies.
[9] Informal . an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall: The company offered bonuses and other plums.
[10] Also called displacer. a large stone used in massive concrete construction.
[11] extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
[12] plumb(defs 2–6) .
[13] a city in SW Pennsylvania.
[14] 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
[15] the fruit of this tree
[16] a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding
[17] a dark reddish-purple colour (as adjective ) a plum carpet
[18] informal something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus (as modifier ) a plum job
[19] a variant spelling of plumb (def. 3), plumb (def. 4), plumb (def. 5), plumb (def. 6)

Words related to Plum

cream, carrot, premium, bonus, treasure, nugget, asset, pick, catch, dividend, find, meed

Words nearby Plum

plugged-in, plugger, plughole, plugola, plugugly, plum, plum curculio, plum duff, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumage

Origin of Plum

1before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume ) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; cf. prune1

Words that may be confused with Plum

plum, plumb

Other words from Plum

plum·like , adjective

Word origin for Plum

Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume

Synonyms for Plum

carrot, cream, asset, bonus, catch, dividend, find, meed, nugget, pick, premium, treasure