Dried+plum

  • 81prooin — Mawdesley Glossary prune, a dried plum …

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  • 82prune — prune1 [ prun ] verb transitive 1. ) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for example to make it grow better: We ll need to prune back the branches this year. 2. ) to get rid of something you do not need or want, especially in… …

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  • 83prune — [[t]pru͟ːn[/t]] prunes, pruning, pruned 1) N COUNT A prune is a dried plum. 2) VERB When you prune a tree or bush, you cut off some of the branches so that it will grow better the next year. [V n] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...… …

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  • 84prune — pruːn n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang) v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid …

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  • 85pruned — pruːn n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang) v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid …

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  • 86prunes — pruːn n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang) v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid …

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  • 87pruning — pruːnɪŋ n. cutting, chopping off; trimming branches from a tree; reducing, lessening pruːn n. dried plum; foolish person, unpopular person (Slang) v. cut, chop off; trim tree branches (or shrubs, etc.); reduce, lessen; remove, take away, rid …

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  • 88prune — I. v. a. 1. Lop, trim, clip, dock. 2. Dress, trim, preen. II. n. Dried plum …

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  • 89prune — 1 verb (T) 1 also prune back to cut some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better: I need to prune the roses this weekend. 2 also prune down to get rid of the unnecessary parts of something: The essay s too long, you need to prune …

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  • 90prune — I UK [pruːn] / US [prun] verb [transitive] Word forms prune : present tense I/you/we/they prune he/she/it prunes present participle pruning past tense pruned past participle pruned 1) prune or prune back to remove parts of a tree or plant, for… …

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