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101plumb the depths — 1. to experience extreme sadness. His wife left him in May and during the following months he plumbed the depths of despair. (usually + of) 2. to understand something in detail, especially something that is difficult to understand. In hypnosis we …
102plumb-bob — /ˈplʌm bɒb/ (say plum bob) noun 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. Also, plummet …
103plumb the depths — FIND, experience the extremes, reach the lowest point; reach rock bottom. → plumb …
104plumb joint — noun Etymology: plumb (III) + joint : a soldered lap joint in sheet metal work * * * (in sheet metal work) a soldered lap joint. [1870 75] …
105plumb — a lead weight on a line, using for measuring water depth …
106Plumb — /plum/, n. J(ohn) H(arold), born 1911, British historian. * * * …
107plumb — lead [Lat. plumbum] …
108plumb — I. (glonţ, greutate) s. m., pl. plumbi II. (element chimic) s. n., simb. Pb III. (pecete, condei) s. n., pl. plúmburi …
109plumb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. perpendicular, vertical, erect; straight, true. adv., informal, downright, utterly. See completion. v. t. sound, fathom. See depth. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. erect, straight, perpendicular; see… …
110plumb — plum …
