PLUMBS

/plʌmz/
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Definition

/plʌmz/
noun
  1. The fruit and its tree.
  2. Extended senses.
noun
  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.
verb
  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.

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