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Definition plumb
Etymology 1
From Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.
Adjective
plumb (comparative more plumb, superlative most plumb)
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Adverb
plumb (not comparable)
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- (informal) Squarely, directly; completely.
Noun
plumb (plural plumbs)
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
Verb
plumb (third-person singular simple present plumbs, present participle plumbing, simple past and past participle plumbed)
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (transitive, figuratively) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- (dated) To seal something with lead.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
Etymology 2
Noun
plumb (plural plumbs)
- Obsolete form of plum (“the fruit”).
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AMPHIBIOUSLY
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BRYOPHYLLUMS
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COMPOUNDABLE
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HYPERMUTABLE
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IMPUTABILITY
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INCOMPUTABLE
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INCOMPUTABLY
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MULTIPROBLEM
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PERAMBULATED
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PERAMBULATES
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PERAMBULATOR
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SUBEPIDERMAL
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SUBMULTIPLES
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UNEMPLOYABLE
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BLASPHEMOUS
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BRYOPHYLLUM
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BUMPTIOUSLY
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IMPLAUSIBLE
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IMPLAUSIBLY
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MANIPULABLE
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PERAMBULATE
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SUBEMPLOYED
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SUBMULTIPLE
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SUBPROBLEMS
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SUBSAMPLING
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COMPUTABLE
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IMPUGNABLE
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PERMUTABLE
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PLUMBERIES
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POSTBELLUM
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PRESUMABLE
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PRESUMABLY
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REPLUMBING
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SEMIPUBLIC
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SUBOPTIMAL
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SUBPROBLEM
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SUBSAMPLED
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SUBSAMPLES
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UPCLIMBING
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BUMPKINLY
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IMPUTABLE
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PENUMBRAL
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PLUMBAGOS
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PLUMBINGS
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PLUMBISMS
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REPLUMBED
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SUBPHYLUM
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SUBSAMPLE
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UNPLUMBED
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UPCLIMBED
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PABULUMS
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PLUMBAGO
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PLUMBERS
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PLUMBERY
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PLUMBING
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PLUMBISM
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PLUMBOUS
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PLUMBUMS
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REPLUMBS
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UPCLIMBS
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