plumbs
/plสmz/IPA: /P L AH1 M Z/
- 1
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- 2
A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- 3
The perpendicular direction or position.
Synonyms
- 1
To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- 2
To attach to a water supply and drain.
- 3
To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- 4
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- 5
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- 6
To seal something with lead.
- 7
To work as a plumber.
- 8
To fall or sink like a plummet.
- 9
To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- 10
To position vertically above or below.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plum, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plumb, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plumbs