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plumbs

The correct spelling is plumbs.

How to pronounce plumbs

/plʌmz/
noun

IPA: /plʌmz/

Say it like: Plu-mbs

The correct spelling is plumbs. The fruit and its tree.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The fruit and its tree.
  2. 2.Extended senses.
  3. 3.A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
  4. 4.A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
  5. 5.The perpendicular direction or position.

verb

  1. 1.To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
  2. 2.To attach to a water supply and drain.
  3. 3.To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
  4. 4.To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
  5. 5.To accurately align vertically or horizontally.

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