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Noun

a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line .

Adjective

true according to a plumb line; perpendicular.
Informal . downright or absolute.

Adverb

in a perpendicular or vertical direction.
exactly, precisely, or directly.
Informal . completely or absolutely
She was plumb mad. You're plumb right.

Verb (used with object)

to test or adjust by a plumb line.
to make vertical.
Shipbuilding . horn ( def. 31 ) .
to sound with or as with a plumb line.
to measure (depth) by sounding.
to examine closely in order to discover or understand
to plumb someone's thoughts.
to seal with lead.
to weight with lead.
to provide (a house, building, apartment, etc.) with plumbing.

Verb (used without object)

to work as a plumber. ?

Idiom

out of or off plumb
not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true.

Antonyms

adjective
flat , horizontal , level
verb
leave alone

Synonyms

adjective
erect , perpendicular , sheer , straight , straight up , up and down , uprightnotes:a plum is any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit , while a plumb is a weight on the end of a line used to determine water depth or used to establish a true vertical , upright
verb
delve , explore , fathom , gauge , get to the bottom of , measure , penetrate , search , sound , take soundings , unravelnotes:a plum is any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit , while a plumb is a weight on the end of a line used to determine water depth or used to establish a true vertical , plume , probe , solve

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  • Plumb line

    a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. compare plumb ( def. 1 ) ., plumb rule.

  • Plumbaginous

    containing graphite.

  • Plumbago

    graphite., a drawing made by an instrument with a lead point.

  • Plumber

    a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., both in...

  • Plumbery

    a plumber's workshop., the work or trade of a plumber.

  • Plumbic

    containing lead, esp. in the tetravalent state.

  • Plumbing

    the system of pipes and other apparatus for conveying water, liquid wastes, etc., as in a building., the work or trade of a plumber., act of a person who...

  • Plumbism

    lead poisoning ( def. 1b ) .

  • Plume

    a feather., a large, long, or conspicuous feather, a soft, fluffy feather, any plumose part or formation., a feather, a tuft of feathers, or some substitute,...

  • Plumelet

    a small plume.

  • Plummet

    also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a...

  • Plummy

    containing or resembling plums., good or desirable, richly or mellowly resonant, a plummy part for a good actress ., a plummy speaking voice .

  • Plumose

    having feathers or plumes; feathered., feathery or plumelike.

  • Plump

    well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat., to become plump (often fol. by up or out )., to make plump (often fol. by up or out ), adjective,...

  • Plump for

    to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact., chiefly british . to vote exclusively for one candidate in an election,...

  • Plumper

    an act of falling heavily; a plumping., chiefly british . the vote of a person who plumps.

  • Plumpish

    somewhat plump; tending to plumpness., adjective, chubby , pudgy , roly-poly , rotund , round , tubby , zaftig

  • Plumpness

    well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat., to become plump (often fol. by up or out )., to make plump (often fol. by up or out ), to...

  • Plumular

    botany . the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo., ornithology . a down feather.

  • Plumule

    botany . the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo., ornithology . a down feather.
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