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Plumbing vs Mason - What's the difference?

plumbing | mason |

As nouns the difference between plumbing and mason

is that plumbing is (uncountable) the pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building while mason is a freemason.

As a proper noun mason is

for a stonemason.

plumbing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
  • (uncountable) The trade or occupation of a plumber.
  • (uncountable, informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
  • My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
  • (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
  • Synonyms

    * (genitourinary system) waterworks (informal)

    See also

    * waterworks

    mason

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
  • A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
  • Derived terms

    * mason bee * mason wasp * masonry * mason moth * mason shell

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
  • Anagrams

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