Plumy vs Plumb - What's the difference?
plumy | plumb |
Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
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.
As adjectives the difference between plumy and plumb
is that plumy is covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery while plumb is truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.As an adverb plumb is
in a vertical direction; perpendicularly.As a noun plumb is
a little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.As a verb plumb is
to determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.plumy
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* (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.