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Words related to plumb

plumb
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  • plumb line

    a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).

  • plummet

    Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.

  • plumb rule

    a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge.

  • unplumbed

    not plumbed; not tested or measured with a plumb line.

  • groma

    an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.

  • plomb

    any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
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