PRUNES
/pɹuːnz/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/pɹuːnz/
noun
- A plum.
- The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
- An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
verb
- To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
verb
- To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.“A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year.”
- To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).“to prune a budget, or an essay”
- To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
- To preen; to prepare; to dress.
Source: Wiktionary
