pruner

prune

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proon]
- /prun/
- /ˈpruː.nə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proon]
- /prun/

Definitions of pruner word

verb with object pruner to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots). 1
verb with object pruner to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim. 1
verb with object pruner to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable). 1
verb with object pruner to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable). 1
noun pruner tool for trimming branches 1

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Origin of pruner

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English prouynen < Middle French proognier to prune (vines), variant of provigner, derivative of provain scion (< Latin propāgin-, stem of propāgō; see propagate)

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Parts of speech for Pruner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pruner

pruner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pruner

noun pruner

clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc

Just one Synonym for pruner