| ADVERB | all | plumb, clean, plum | completely |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | plumb | conforming to the direction of a plumb line | |
| all | plumb, plum | exactly | |
| VERB | cognition | plumb | measure the depth of something |
| contact | plumb | weight with lead | |
| cognition | plumb | examine thoroughly and in great depth | |
| change | plumb | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | plumb | exactly vertical |
| NOUN | artifact | plumb, plumb bob, plummet | the metal bob of a plumb line |
| Sounds | plah'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | exactly vertical. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" | |
| Broader | vertical, perpendicular | At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line |
| Spanish | vertical | |
| Meaning | The metal bob of a plumb line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | plumb bob, plummet | |
| Part of | plumb line, perpendicular | A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity |
| Broader | bob | A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string |
| Spanish | peso de la plomada, plomada, sonda | |
| Catalan | plomada | |
| Verbs | plumb | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical |
| plumb | weight with lead | |
| Meaning | Completely; used as intensifiers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" | |
| Synonyms | clean, plum | |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Meaning | conforming to the direction of a plumb line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | exactly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" | |
| Synonym | plum | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | a plomo, completamente | |
| Meaning | Measure the depth of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | quantify, measure | Express as a number or measure or quantity |
| Spanish | aplomar | |
| Catalan | aplomar | |
| Nouns | plumbing | measuring the depths of the oceans |
| Meaning | weight with lead. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | burden, burthen, weight, weight down | weight down with a load |
| Nouns | plumb | the metal bob of a plumb line |
| Meaning | Examine thoroughly and in great depth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The men plumb the area for animals; The men plumb for animals in the area | |
| Broader | explore | Examine minutely |
| Meaning | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Spanish | aplomar | |
| Catalan | sondar | |
| Nouns | plumb | the metal bob of a plumb line |
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