plum
Translation
plum, choice item, cushy job
Examples
This plum is sweet and juicy.
This plum is sweet and juicy.
She landed a plum job at the new company.
She landed a plum job at the new company.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the ~)) a type of fruit This plum is sweet and juicy.
((a ~)) ((noun)) something very good and worth having She landed a plum job.
Similar Words
Synonyms (fruit): damson; Synonyms (desirable): choice, desirable, excellent
Etymology
From Old English 'plume', from Latin 'prunum'.
Memory Tips
The colour plum is named after the fruit. Imagine a rich, purple, desirable fruit, which helps remember its other meaning of something very good.