plume in WordNet English dictionary

1. be proud of
   "He prides himself on making it into law school"
   pride  plume  congratulate 
   
2. dress or groom with elaborate care
   "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
   preen  primp  plume  dress 
   
3. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   overcharge  soak  surcharge  gazump  fleece  plume  pluck  rob  hook 
   
4. form a plume
   "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
   plume 
   
5. clean with one's bill
   "The birds preened"
   preen  plume 
   
6. deck with a plume
   "a plumed helmet"
   plume 
   

1. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
   feather  plume  plumage 
   
2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
   plume 
   
3. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
   "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
   plume