Plumb :: Plumb (n.) A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below..

Plumb :: Plumb (a.) Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb..

Plumb :: Plumb (adv.) In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing..

Plumbage :: Plumbage (n.) Leadwor.

Plumbagin :: Plumbagin (n.) A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago) family.

Plumbagineous :: Plumbagineous (a.) Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera..

Plumbaginous :: Plumbaginous (a.) Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate..

Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) Same as Graphite.

Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort..

Plumbean :: Plumbean (a.) Alt. of Plumbeou.

Plumbed :: Plumbed (imp. & p. p.) of Plum.

Plumbeous :: Plumbeous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, lead..

Plumbeous :: Plumbeous (a.) Dull; heavy; stupid.

Plumber :: Plumber (n.) One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings..

Plumber Block :: Plumber block () A pillow block.

Plumbery :: Plumbery (n.) The business of a plumber.

Plumbery :: Plumbery (n.) A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.

Plumbic :: Plumbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide..

Plumbiferous :: Plumbiferous (a.) Producing or containing lead.

Plumbing :: Plumbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plum.

Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc..

Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building..

Plumbism :: Plumbism (n.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist..

Plumbous :: Plumbous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds..

Plumbum :: Plumbum (n.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.

Unplumb :: Unplumb (v. t.) To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin..

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