plumbed

plumb

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pluhm]
- /plʌm/
- /plʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhm]
- /plʌm/

Definitions of plumbed word

noun plumbed 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 plumbed true according to a plumb line perpendicular. 1
adjective plumbed Informal. downright or absolute. 1
adverb plumbed in a perpendicular or vertical direction. 1
adverb plumbed exactly, precisely, or directly. 1
adverb plumbed Informal. completely or absolutely: She was plumb mad. You're plumb right. 1

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Origin of plumbed

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English plumbe, probably < Anglo-French *plombe < Vulgar Latin *plumba, for Latin plumbum lead

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Parts of speech for Plumbed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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plumbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for plumbed

verb plumbed

calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
dived — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.

All 3 Synonyms of plumbed