āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
completely or entirely
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was plumb certain that she had locked the door.
02
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦ, āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻ°
precisely aligned with the direction of gravity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fence posts sank plumb into the ground, straight as arrows.
āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
03
directly or precisely in a particular place or manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The nail went plumb into the wood without bending.
to plumb
01
to measure the depth of water, a hole, or any vertical space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers plumb the well before installing the pump.
02
to adjust, align, or ensure verticality using a plumb line
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He plumbed the doorframe before nailing it in place.
03
āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to explore or investigate something deeply and thoroughly, often to understand its full meaning or complexity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She plumbed the mysteries of quantum mechanics with relentless curiosity.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
to add weight with lead, often to ensure balance or stability
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He plumbed the kite string to keep it steady in the wind.
01
the weighted metal bob attached to a plumb line, used to determine vertical alignment or measure depth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A steady plumb ensured the post was perfectly upright.
plumb
01
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻ˛
perfectly vertical or exactly upright
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Only a plumb wall will ensure that the new door swings open properly.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
