PRUNE
\pɹˈuːn], \pɹˈuːn], \p_ɹ_ˈuː_n]\
Definitions of PRUNE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay.
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To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
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To preen; to prepare; to dress.
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To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
By Oddity Software
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A dried plum.
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To cut unnecessary twigs or branches from (a vine, bush, or tree); trim; to cut out or clear away, as useless parts.
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To cut off useless branches, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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PRUNER.
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To cut off superfluous branches; trim; dress, as a bird its feathers.
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The dried fruit of the plum.
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A plum.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Prunum.
By Robley Dunglison
