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- pronunciation:
- pluh
miht
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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noun |
| definition: |
a small weight on a line used for sounding or to verify a vertical; plumb or plumb bob.
- synonyms:
- plumb
- similar words:
- sinker, weight
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| related words: |
weight |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
plummets, plummeting, plummeted |
| definition: |
to fall sharply down, esp. at high speed; plunge.
Stock prices plummeted after the news of the oil spill.- synonyms:
- plunge
- antonyms:
- skyrocket, soar
- similar words:
- crash, dive, drop, fall, pitch, slump, swoop, tumble
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| related words: |
crash, drop, pitch, plump, slide, tumble |
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