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Word entry · 4 letters

plum

Best crossword clue

"Sweet stone fruit"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /plʌm/Part of speech adverb, nounSorted lmpuStarts with PEnds with M2 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2L3U4M

Definitions

  1. completely; used as intensifiers

Word origin

From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

Used in a sentence

  • “Bright boy! here’s a plum for you,” and Polly threw a plump raisin into his mouth.
  • Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb, and he took out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!”
  • He […] acquired a plentiful fortune, tho', to his infinite regret, he died before it amounted to a Plum […].

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sweet stone fruit4 letters
02Purple fruit4 letters

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