pluis

• IPA^(key): /plœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: pluis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

From pluizen.

pluis n (plural pluizen, diminutive pluisje n)

1. (uncountable) fluff, soft hairs
2. (countable, esp. diminutive) a piece of fluff or lint, a fluffball
3. (botany, agriculture) pedicel with flower; sessile (side branch with flower)

• pluizig
• uitpluizen

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pluis (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. in order, savory, right, proper

   Ik weet niet zeker of zijn zaken echt wel zo pluis zijn. ― I am not sure if his business is really all that savory.

Used mostly negatively, as niet pluis.

• sluip

pluis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of pluō