Plumb vs Plumbing - What's the difference?
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truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line
(cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
* Milton
(informal) Squarely, directly; completely.
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
(nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
To attach to a water supply and drain.
To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of .
To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
(dated) To seal something with lead.
To work as a plumber.
(rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
(US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
(nautical) To position vertically above or below.
(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.
(countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
Plumbing is a related term of plumb.
Plumbing is a descendant of plumb.
As nouns the difference between plumb and plumbing
is that plumb is a little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction while plumbing is 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.As an adjective plumb
is truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.As an adverb plumb
is in a vertical direction; perpendicularly.As a verb plumb
is to determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.plumb
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (truly vertical) perpendicularAdverb
(-)- Plumb down he falls.
- It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
- Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (construction) plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)Derived terms
* plumb bob * off plumb * out of plumb * plumb line * plumb ruleVerb
(en verb)plumbing
English
Noun
(en noun)- My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
