plumb
English Thesaurus
1. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | bob, |
definition | : | a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | perpendicular, plumb line, |
definition | : | a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point (noun.artifact) |
2. adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change)
3. examine thoroughly and in great depth (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | explore, |
definition | : | examine minutely (verb.cognition) |
4. measure the depth of something (verb.cognition)
5. weight with lead (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | burden, burthen, weight, weight down, |
definition | : | weight down with a load (verb.contact) |
6. exactly vertical (adj.all)
similar | : | perpendicular, vertical, |
definition | : | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all) |
7. completely; used as intensifiers (adv.all)
8. exactly (adv.all)
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
9. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | plumb, |
definition | : | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change) |
derivation | : | plumb, |
definition | : | weight with lead (verb.contact) |
10. adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change)
11. measure the depth of something (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | bathymetry, plumbing, |
definition | : | measuring the depths of the oceans (noun.act) |
12. weight with lead (verb.contact)
13. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | plumb, |
definition | : | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change) |
derivation | : | plumb, |
definition | : | weight with lead (verb.contact) |
14. adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change)
15. measure the depth of something (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | bathymetry, plumbing, |
definition | : | measuring the depths of the oceans (noun.act) |
16. weight with lead (verb.contact)
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