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plumb
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- pronunciation:
- pluhm
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, adverb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- off plumb, out of plumb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a small weight tied to a line and used to establish the depth of water or to verify a vertical alignment.
- synonyms:
- plumb bob, plummet
- similar words:
- bob, sinker, weight
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| related words: |
weight |
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| phrase: |
off plumb, out of plumb |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
truly vertical.
The carpenter checked to make sure the wall was plumb.- similar words:
- perpendicular, upright, vertical
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| definition 2: |
(informal) utter; complete.
a plumb idiot- synonyms:
- downright, outright, perfect, plain, total, utter
- similar words:
- absolute, complete, consummate, out-and-out, pure, unmitigated
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abrupt, arrant, pure, sheer, total, unqualified, utter |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
in a perpendicular or vertical line.
- similar words:
- perpendicularly, plump, vertically
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| definition 2: |
precisely; exactly.
plumb in the center- synonyms:
- exactly, precisely, right
- similar words:
- absolutely, clearly, definitely, direct, flat, just, positively, straight
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| definition 3: |
(informal) thoroughly; entirely.
plumb crazy- synonyms:
- absolutely, completely, downright, entirely, flat, fully, outright, totally
- similar words:
- altogether, quite, stark, utterly, wholly
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| related words: |
flush, plump, quite, right, stark, straight |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
plumbs, plumbing, plumbed |
| definition 1: |
to use a plumb to check the depth or alignment of.
- synonyms:
- fathom, sound
- similar words:
- gauge, measure
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| definition 2: |
to investigate thoroughly.
I'd like to plumb your feelings on this topic.- synonyms:
- examine, explore, probe
- similar words:
- exhaust, fathom, investigate, scrutinize
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| definition 3: |
to fit with plumbing fixtures.
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| related words: |
chart, examine, probe, sound |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to install or repair plumbing; do the work of a plumber.
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The words plumb and plum sound alike but have different meanings. To learn why a plum tastes much better than a plumb, look up plum.
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