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Plumb

noun/plˈʌm/
Definition
the metal bob of a plumb line
measure the depth of something
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/plˈʌm/
🇬🇧British English
/plˈʌm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/plˈʌm/
1 syllable Say it as /plˈʌm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe metal bob of a plumb line
verbmeasure the depth of something
verbweight with lead
verbexamine thoroughly and in great depth
verbadjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
adjectiveexactly vertical
“the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb”
adverbcompletely; used as intensifiers
“clean forgot the appointment”
adverbconforming to the direction of a plumb line
adverbexactly
“fell plumb in the middle of the puddle”
Word Forms
plumbverbweight with lead
plumbingnounmeasuring the depths of the oceans
plumbnounthe metal bob of a plumb line
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lot
die Metallspitze eines Lots
🇫🇷French
sonder
le fil métallique d'un fil à plomb
🇪🇸Spanish
sondear
la sacudida metálica de una plomada
🇮🇹Italian
a piombo
il filo metallico di un filo a piombo
🇳🇱Dutch
lood
de metalen bob van een schietlood
🇵🇹Portuguese
prumo
o prumo de metal de um fio de prumo
🇷🇺Russian
отвесить
металлический отвес отвеса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
साहुल
साहुल रेखा का धातु बॉब
🇧🇩Bengali
প্লাম্ব
একটি প্লাম্ব লাইনের ধাতব বব
🇮🇳Tamil
பிளம்ப்
ஒரு பிளம்ப் கோட்டின் உலோக பாப்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్లంబ్
ప్లంబ్ లైన్ యొక్క మెటల్ బాబ్
🇮🇳Marathi
ओळंबा
प्लंब लाइनचा धातूचा बॉब
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓળંબો
પ્લમ્બ લાઇનનો મેટલ બોબ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ಲಂಬ್
ಪ್ಲಂಬ್ ಲೈನ್‌ನ ಲೋಹದ ಬಾಬ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്ലംബ്
ഒരു പ്ലംബ് ലൈനിൻ്റെ മെറ്റൽ ബോബ്
🇵🇰Urdu
ساہل
ایک پلمب لائن کا دھاتی باب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
垂直
铅垂线的金属摆动
🇯🇵Japanese
鉛直
鉛直線の金属製のボブ
🇰🇷Korean
수직선의 금속 밥
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dây dọi
quả lắc kim loại của dây dọi
🇹🇭Thai
ลูกดิ่ง
บ๊อบโลหะของสายดิ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
tegak lurus
bob logam dari garis tegak lurus
🇵🇭Filipino
tubo
ang metal bob ng isang plumb line
🇲🇾Malay
tegak
bob logam daripada garis paip
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
راسيا
بوب المعدنية من خط راسيا
🇮🇷Persian
شاقول
باب فلزی یک شاقول
🇹🇷Turkish
çekül
bir tesisat hattının metal bob'u
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֲנָך
בוב המתכת של אנך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'plumb'?
The primary meaning of 'plumb' is 'the metal bob of a plumb line'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plumb' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'plumb' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'plumb' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'plumb' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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