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pluma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • feather noun One of the light, branching structures covering a bird's body, used for flight and insulation.
  • pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
  • quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
  • strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
  • sugar noun A sweet crystalline substance, usually made from sugar cane or sugar beet, used to sweeten food and drink.

Senses

pluma is used for these senses in English:

  • effeminacy The quality of being effeminate.
  • feather A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
  • fountain pen A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically.
  • pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
  • pen (figurative) A writer, or their style.
  • penfish (rare) Any of various porgies of the genus Calamus
  • quill A pen made from a feather.
  • quill (by extension) Any pen.

feather — full definition

  1. noun One of the light, branching structures covering a bird's body, used for flight and insulation.
  2. verb To turn an oar or propeller blade so its edge cuts through air or water with less resistance.

pen — full definition

  1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
  2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
  3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
  4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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