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- [gloom]
- /glum/
- /gluːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gloom]
- /glum/
Definitions of glume word
- noun glume one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., especially one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet. 1
- noun glume Each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain ) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge. 1
- noun glume one of a pair of dry membranous bracts at the base of the spikelet of grasses 0
- noun glume the bract beneath each flower in a sedge or related plant 0
- noun glume either of the two empty sterile bracts at the base of a grass spikelet, or a similar structure on the spikelets of sedges 0
- noun glume (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). 0
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Origin of glume
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Glume
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
glume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glume
noun glume
- rind — a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.
- pod — the straight groove or channel in the body of certain augers or bits.
- chaff — Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
Antonyms for glume
noun glume
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere