Dictionary Entry
prune
prune is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses
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- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
- 3transitive verb
To preen; to prepare; to dress.
- 4intransitive verb
To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.
- 5noun
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
- 6noun
dried plum
- 7verb
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
"We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
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- 8verb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
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