A plum is a type of fruit. It is sweet and soft inside. People eat plums fresh or use them in cooking.
I like to eat a ripe plum.
She bought a basket of fresh plums.
A plum means something very good or special you want. It can be a good job or chance that is easy to get. People use it in a happy way.
He got a plum job at the big company.
Winning the lottery was a plum for her.
Plum is a colour name. It is a dark pink red colour like the outside of a plum fruit. People use this word to describe clothes or things.
She wore a plum-colored dress to the party.
The walls are painted in a deep plum shade.
To plum means to fall down very fast and straight. People use it when something drops suddenly, like an object or prices.
The rock plummed into the deep water.
Prices plummed last month in the market.
To plum in this meaning means to check how deep water is. People use a tool called a plumb line to do this. It is a technical or old use word.
They plumbed the river to find its depth.
The divers plumbed the lake last week.
A plum here means a small tool with a weight on a string. It helps builders make sure lines go straight down. It is an old tool still used in construction.
The builder used a plum to check the wall.
This plum helps make walls straight.
In slang, a plum is something very good you can get, like a good job or prize. People say 'a plum job' for a nice, easy job or chance.
She landed a plum in the company board.
This house is a plum in the neighborhood.
