plume
Rising volcanic cloud
The original meaning of plume is a bird’s feather, especially a colorful or large one.
This meaning inspires other things that are called plumes, like a cloud of some substance such as ash, smoke, or snow.
When a liquid is sprayed into the air, the resulting shape may be called a plume.
The verb plume, to decorate with plumes, is most frequently encountered as a modifier (plumed helmets).
Flamboyant confidence of manner
- crestHighest point or tuft
- aigretteOrnamental feather spray
- cockadeRibbon badge for hats
- headdressOrnamental head covering
fascinator · millinery · hatpin · adornment · decoration · finery · embellishment · regalia
Highest point or tuft
- helmetProtective head covering
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- armorProtective combat covering
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
nobility · chivalry · pennant · insignia · emblem · badge · coronet · regalia
Backward-pointing spike
- downToward lower ground
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- covertIntentionally concealed
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
vane · rachis · calamus · hackle · marabou · aigrette · barbule · fletching
Earth's fiery vent
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- columnVertical structural element
- billowSwell outward with air
cloud · vent · emission · eruption · sulfur · debris · mushroom · rise
Vertical structural element
- billowSwell outward with air
- trailPath through wilderness
- wispThin, delicate trace
- curlSpiral or loop form
drift · haze · fumes · exhaust · chimney · pollution · smog · ash
Groom with self-satisfaction
- strutProud, showy gait
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
show · fan · spread · courtship · iridescent · display · breeding · mating
Recorded language on surface
- inkWriting fluid
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- scribeManual document copier
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
manuscript · penmanship · nib · scroll · vellum · inscribe · scriptorium · lettering
panache
Flamboyant confidence of manner
headdress · fascinator · millinery · hatpin · adornment · decoration · finery · embellishment · regalia · insignia
crest
Highest point or tuft
escutcheon · nobility · chivalry · pennant · insignia · emblem · badge · coronet · regalia · blazon
barb
Backward-pointing spike
shaft · vane · rachis · calamus · hackle · marabou · aigrette · barbule · fletching · quill
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- columnVertical structural element
billow · cloud · vent · emission · eruption · sulfur · debris · mushroom · rise · dispersion
column
Vertical structural element
curl · drift · haze · fumes · exhaust · chimney · pollution · smog · ash · vapor
preen
Groom with self-satisfaction
pride · show · fan · spread · courtship · iridescent · display · breeding · mating · tail
writing
Recorded language on surface
calligraphy · manuscript · penmanship · nib · scroll · vellum · inscribe · scriptorium · lettering · goose
- feathersfeather, feathers, down feathers, quill, flight feathers
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- crestsfamily crest, mountain peaks, summits, ridges, pinnacles
- Roman militarylegion, cohort, centurion, legionnaire, legionaries
- nuclear radiationradiation exposure, radiation poisoning, radioactive isotopes, fallout, nuclear meltdown
- electrosurgeryelectrosurgery, cautery, cauterization, electrocoagulation, monopolar
plumebare
Lacking any covering
unadorned · featherless · plain · stripped · bald
- smoke plumeRising mass of combustion vapor
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- red plume
- grey plumage
- ash plumeAirborne eruption debris
- plumed hatHeadwear sporting feathers