down vs plume

down and plume both are nouns.

down is an adjective but plume is not an adjective.

down and plume both are verbs.

down is an adverb but plume is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
down	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
plume	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plume is a hypernym of down; that is, plume is a word with a broader meaning than down:

down: soft fine feathers
plume: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Other hypernyms of down include plumage.

down (noun)	plume (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
soft fine feathers	a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)	anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

down (adjective)	plume (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly

down (verb)	plume (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing	dress or groom with elaborate care
bring down or defeat (an opponent)	form a plume
drink down entirely	clean with one's bill
eat up completely, as with great appetite	deck with a plume
cause to come or go down	be proud of
shoot at and force to come down	rip off; ask an unreasonable price

down (adverb)	plume (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time

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