Associations to the word «Prune»
Noun
- Interval
- Wine
- Optimization
- Riker
- Tea
- Packet
- Goose
- Fiber
- Herb
- Sweep
- Winter
- Kidney
- Cuisine
- Removal
- Date
- Trembling
- Minor
- Friday
- Produce
- Habit
- Depth
- Bound
- Slang
- Vitamin
- Ate
- Grass
- Preserve
- Jar
- Altar
- Drain
- Food
- Jill
- Pot
- Maple
- Shelf
- Salt
- Wind
- Penny
- Elf
- Leave
- Daddy
- Variety
- Clip
- Papa
- Crown
- Tip
- Lineup
- Dig
- Smell
- Ground
- Drink
- Method
- Bottle
- Reduction
- California
- Load
- Supper
- Estimate
- Beam
- Row
- Mass
- Candidate
- Path
- Ranch
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PRUNE, noun. (obsolete) A plum.
PRUNE, noun. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
PRUNE, noun. (slang) An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
PRUNE, verb. (transitive) (computer science) To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
PRUNE, verb. (obsolete) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME, noun. A rare genetic birth defect, mainly in males, affecting the urinary system and often accompanied by wrinkled skin on the abdomen.
Dictionary definition
PRUNE, noun. Dried plum.
PRUNE, verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".
PRUNE, verb. Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.