PLUCK

5 letters 13 Scrabble points /plʌk/

Definition of PLUCK

noun
  1. An instance of plucking.

    "Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."

  2. The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals.

  3. Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

    "He didn't get far with the attempt, but you have to admire his pluck."

Related words: plonk
verb
  1. To pull something sharply; to pull something out

    "She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

  2. To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.

  3. To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.

    "Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P L U C K
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

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