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English[edit]
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Wikipedia Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: plŭm, IPA(key): /plʌm/
- Rhymes: -ʌm
- Homophone: plum
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French*plombe, from Latinplumba, plural of plumbum.
Adjective[edit]
plumb (comparativemore plumb, superlativemost plumb)
- Trulyvertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
Synonyms[edit]
- (truly vertical):perpendicular
Translations[edit]
- Danish: lodret(da), vater
- Dutch: loodrecht(nl), in het lood
- Finnish: kohtisuora(fi)
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Adverb[edit]
plumb (not comparable)
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Plumb down he drops.
- (informal)Squarely, directly; completely.
- It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
- Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.
1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 9, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 143:'Are you sure of that, M. Hardman?' 'I'm plumb certain.'.
Translations[edit]
- Dutch: loodrecht(nl), in het lood
| - Finnish: kohtisuoraan, kohtisuorasti, kohtisuorassa
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- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 正(zh)(zhèng)
| - Finnish: suoraan(fi)(squarely); täysin(fi), kokonaan(fi)(completely)
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Noun[edit]
plumb (pluralplumbs)
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a verticaldirection.
- (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
Synonyms[edit]
- (construction):plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth
Verb[edit]
plumb (third-person singular simple presentplumbs, present participleplumbing, simple past and past participleplumbed)
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (transitive,figuratively) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
2011, Catherine Lanigan, The Texan:Delving to the core of her heart, his blue-green eyes plumbed her psyche, stripping it of all defenses, all resolve.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- (dated) To seal something with lead.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (US,colloquial,figuratively,obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
Translations[edit]
Plumb Supply
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
plumb (pluralplumbs)
- Obsolete form of plum(“the fruit”).
- 1767, Select Essays on Husbandry
- Without attending to sub-divisions, all the pears are of one species, as well as all the apples, plumbs, peaches, cherries, lemons, citrons, oranges […]
Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latinplumbum(“lead”).[2]
Noun[edit]
plumbm (definite singularplumbi)
- lead (metal)
Declension[edit]
indefinite forms | definite forms |
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nominative | plumb | plumbi |
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accusative | plumb | plumbin |
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genitive (i/e/të/së) | plumbi | plumbit |
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dative | plumbi | plumbit |
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ablative | plumbi | plumbit |
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References[edit]
Plumb Poezie
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 109, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “plumb”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
Romanian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latinplumbum(“lead”).
Noun[edit]
plumbn (uncountable)
- lead(metal)
Plumbul este otrăvitor pentru oameni.- Lead is poisonous to humans.
- lead(chemical element)
Declension[edit]
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nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul |
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genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului |
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vocative | plumbule |
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Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
plumbm (pluralplumbi)
- bullet, projectile
Declension[edit]
singular | plural |
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
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nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul | (niște) plumbi | plumbii |
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genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului | (unor) plumbi | plumbilor |
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vocative | plumbule | plumbilor |
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Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
plumbn (pluralplumburi)
- (dated, chiefly Moldova)pencil
Plumb Bob
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singular | plural |
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
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nominative/accusative | (un) plumb | plumbul | (niște) plumburi | plumburile |
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genitive/dative | (unui) plumb | plumbului | (unor) plumburi | plumburilor |
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vocative | plumbule | plumburilor |
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Synonyms[edit]
Plumb Versuri
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