What's the difference between clumper and plumper?

Clumper


Definition:

  • (n.) To form into clumps or masses.

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Plumper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
  • (n.) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
  • (n.) A voter who plumps his vote.
  • (n.) A downright, unqualified lie.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The morphological changes above the occlusion included shorter, plumper villi and shorter crypts, a reduction in histochemically stainable brush-border enzymes, but an increase in acid phosphatase.
  • (2) In happier, plumper bygone years, though, film-makers, especially Italian film-makers, had vaults full of money, and an insurmountable urge to expend it prodigiously.
  • (3) A lip plumper prosthesis was fabricated to approximate the partially incompetent lips and create an oral seal.
  • (4) Try the blanchbait, a plumper alternative to whitebait, deep fried and served with a chunk of bread and salad.
  • (5) BEST BUY: Trimbach Pinot Gris Réserve, Alsace, France (from £14.99, Tesco.com ; Great Western Wines ; winedirect.co.uk ) Though they are the same grape variety, Alsace makes its pinot gris in a plumper style than Italy makes its pinot grigio.
  • (6) Radio-resistant cells obtained by cyclic irradiation and subculture were larger (plumper) than the parent strain and showed a marked pleomorphism.

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