Definitions for plumps

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Spelling: [pluhmp]

IPA: /plʌmp/

Plumps is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in plumps (lmppsu).

Definitions for plumps

noun

1. a heavy or sudden fall.
2. the sound resulting from such a fall.
3. a group or cluster.
4. a flock:

adverb

1. with a heavy or sudden fall or drop.
2. directly or bluntly, as in speaking.
3. in a vertical direction; straight down.
4. with sudden encounter.
5. with direct impact.

adjective

1. well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
2. direct; downright; blunt.

Verb phrases

1. plump for, to support enthusiastically; be wholeheartedly in favor of:

verb (used with object)

1. to make plump (often followed by up or out):
2. to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often followed by down):
3. to utter or say bluntly (often followed by out):
4. to praise or extol:

verb (used without object)

1. to become plump (often followed by up or out).
2. to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
3. Chiefly British. to vote exclusively for one candidate in an election, instead of distributing or splitting one's votes among a number.

Origin of plumps

1475-85; earlier plompe dull, rude Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; cognate with Middle Low German plump

Examples for plumps

There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.

Near its grounds, private gardens hang thick with bright orange tangerines and plump persimmons, the fruits of fall in Abkhazia.

Montigny had been an actor, and was plump and good-humoured.

She looked healthy, spoke kindly; her hands were plump and her fingers long.

Her hair, which hung about her plump shoulders, was a lovely golden brown.

Some juice spills out when one is sliced or bitten, but it isn't nearly as plump and oozy as a traditional link.

He wanted purity, docility, absolute devotion to her husband—and plump white arms.

As soon as I judged her safe in bed, I dropped the rat with a plump.

His skin tone is made to look nearly jaundiced, contrasting with his pale, plump lips.

It was a plump hand, with deep dimples and firm, short fingers.