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31Plumb — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Plumb », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Plumb est un nom de famille notamment porté… …
32plumb — Synonyms and related words: T square, absolute, absolutely, accurately, all embracing, all encompassing, all out, all pervading, answer, aplomb, appraise, appreciate, assay, assess, at right angles, azimuth circle, bang, bar, barricade, batten,… …
33plumb — 1. adjective /plʌm/ a) truly vertical b) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out. 2. adverb /plʌm/ …
34plumb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French plum, plomb, from Latin plumbum lead Date: 14th century a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction II. adverb Date: 15th century 1. straight down or up ;… …
35plumb — [13] Plumb comes via Old French *plombe from Latin plumbum ‘lead’, a word of uncertain origin. Of its modern English uses, the verbal ‘sound the depths’ comes from the use of a line weighted with lead (a plumb line) to measure the depth of water… …
36plumb — n 1. lead, weight, plummet, plumb bob, bob, sinker. adj 2. true, right, perpendicular, vertical, straight, square; level, erect, straight up and down, flush. 3.Informal. absolute, utter, unmitigated, outright, perfect, consummate; downright,… …
37plumb — /plʌm / (say plum) noun 1. a small mass of lead or heavy material, used for various purposes. 2. the position of a plumbline when freely suspended; the perpendicular. –adjective Also, plum. 3. true according to a plumbline; perpendicular. 4.… …
38plumb — [13] Plumb comes via Old French *plombe from Latin plumbum ‘lead’, a word of uncertain origin. Of its modern English uses, the verbal ‘sound the depths’ comes from the use of a line weighted with lead (a plumb line) to measure the depth of water… …
39plumb — plÊŒm n. plummet, plumb line; lead weight used to determine perpendicularity v. measure depth using a plumb; make perpendicular to adj. vertical, perpendicular adv. perpendicularly; vertically; utterly, quite, completely, totally (Slang) …
40plumb — 1. verb an attempt to plumb her psyche Syn: explore, probe, delve into, search, examine, investigate, fathom, penetrate, understand 2. adverb; informal it went plumb through the screen Syn: right …
