WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

prunes

 
Noun prune has 1 sense
  1. prune - dried plum
    --1 is a kind of
    dried fruit
Verb prune has 2 senses
  1. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
    --1 is one way to thin out
    Derived forms: noun pruner1, noun pruner2, noun pruning2
    Sample sentence:
    They prune the trees
  2. cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
    --2 is one way to eliminate, get rid of, do away with
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
prune off prune whip pruned prunella prunella modularis prunella vulgaris prunellidae pruner prunes pruning pruning hook pruning knife pruning saw pruning shears pruno pruns prunus

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus