plumes
Ornamental bird fronds
Plumes are large, showy feathers, especially the ornamental ones used in hats, helmets, or headdresses: a plume of ostrich feathers.
The word extends to anything resembling such a feather—a plume of smoke rises from a chimney, a plume of water shoots from a fountain.
In environmental contexts, a plume is a spreading mass: a contamination plume in groundwater, an ash plume from a volcano.
Feather used for writing
- crestHighest point or tuft
- aigretteOrnamental feather spray
- ostrichLargest living bird
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
egret · down · preen · molt · barb · vane · headdress · tail
Puffing out dramatically
- risingAct of ascending
- columnVertical structural element
- exhaustUse up entirely
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
trail · drift · wisp · curling · volcanic · ash · emission · stack
Groom with self-satisfaction
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- rufflePleated fabric edging
- primpGroom oneself fastidiously
spread · fan · display · arrange · smooth · pride · self-congratulate · strut
quill
Feather used for writing
peacock · egret · down · preen · molt · barb · vane · headdress · tail · display
billowing
Puffing out dramatically
chimney · trail · drift · wisp · curling · volcanic · ash · emission · stack · industrial
preen
Groom with self-satisfaction
primp · spread · fan · display · arrange · smooth · pride · self-congratulate · strut · boast
hat
Garment for the head
- fascinatorOrnamental clip-on millinery
- helmetProtective head covering
- headpieceCovering worn on skull
ceremonial · military · regalia · cockade · panache · cavalier · busby · shako · tricorn · decoration
vent
Opening for airflow
thermal · mineral · sulfur · geyser · magma · mantle · upwelling · hydrothermal · seafloor · eruption
- marching bandmarching band, military bands, drum lines, parade music, color guard
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
- crestsfamily crest, mountain peaks, summits, ridges, pinnacles
- convectionconvection, convection current, convection currents, convection cell, natural convection
- planetary atmospheresatmospheric layers, clouds, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon
- Rio Carnivalsamba, samba school, samba schools, Rio Carnival, samba parade
plumesdown
Toward lower ground
down feathers · plumeless · unplumed · quills · bald patches
plumesplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
bareness · unadorned · stripped · undecorated · cops
plumesdissipation
Gradual loss or scattering
dispersal · stillness · vacuum · wisps · clear skies
- smoke plumeRising mass of combustion vapor
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- red plume
- grey plumage
- ash plumeAirborne eruption debris
- plumed hatHeadwear sporting feathers