- plumb - exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
Antonym: inclined (indirect, via horizontal, vertical)
Antonym: horizontal (indirect, via vertical, inclined)
- clean, plumb, plum - completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
- plumb - conforming to the direction of a plumb line
- plumb, plum - exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
- plumb, plum - exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
- plumb bob, plumb, plummet - the metal bob of a plumb line
--1 is a kind of bob
--1 is a part of plumb line, perpendicularDerived forms: verb plumb2, verb plumb4
- plumb - measure the depth of something
--1 is one way to quantify, measure
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun plumbing3
Somebody ----s something
- plumb - weight with lead
--2 is one way to burden, burthen, weight, weight down
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun plumb1
Somebody ----s something
- plumb - examine thoroughly and in great depth
--3 is one way to explore
Sample sentences:
The men plumb the area for animals
The men plumb for animals in the area
- plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
--4 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun plumb1
Somebody ----s something
- plumb - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical