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dress up vs plume

plume vs dress up

dress up is not a noun while plume is a noun.

dress up and plume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress up No No Yes No
plume Yes No Yes No
As verbs, plume is a hyponym of dress up; that is, plume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress up:
  • dress up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • plume: dress or groom with elaborate care
Other hyponyms of dress up include dress, preen, primp, prank, tart up, enrobe, bedizen, dizen.
dress up (noun) plume (noun)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
dress up (verb) plume (verb)
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive dress or groom with elaborate care
dress in a costume form a plume
dress in a certain manner clean with one's bill
make something appear superficially attractive deck with a plume
put a caparison on be proud of
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Difference between dress up and plume

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