noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black margate, Anisotremus surinamensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grunt
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noun
Meaning 5
decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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