plumbs

/plสŒmz/

IPA: /P L AH1 M Z/

noun
  1. 1

    The fruit and its tree.

  2. 2

    Extended senses.

noun
  1. 1

    A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.

  2. 2

    A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

  3. 3

    The perpendicular direction or position.

verb
  1. 1

    To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.

  2. 2

    To attach to a water supply and drain.

  3. 3

    To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.

  4. 4

    To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.

  5. 5

    To accurately align vertically or horizontally.

  6. 6

    To seal something with lead.

  7. 7

    To work as a plumber.

  8. 8

    To fall or sink like a plummet.

  9. 9

    To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.

  10. 10

    To position vertically above or below.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plum, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plumb, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plumbs