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- [pluhm-ing]
- /ˈplʌm ɪŋ/
- /ˈplʌm.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pluhm-ing]
- /ˈplʌm ɪŋ/
Definitions of plumbing word
- noun plumbing a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line. 1
- adjective plumbing true according to a plumb line perpendicular. 1
- adjective plumbing Informal. downright or absolute. 1
- adverb plumbing in a perpendicular or vertical direction. 1
- adverb plumbing exactly, precisely, or directly. 1
- adverb plumbing Informal. completely or absolutely: She was plumb mad. You're plumb right. 1
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Origin of plumbing
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; plumb + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Plumbing
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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plumbing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plumbing
noun plumbing
- hardware — metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery.
- hookah — a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.
- houseware — Homeware.
- housewares — (North America) Domestic utensils, especially for the kitchen.
- hubble-bubble — a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.
Top questions with plumbing
- how to plumbing a bathroom?
- when was indoor plumbing invented?
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