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(n)
A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.
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A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
(v)
(transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
(intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.
(transitive) To break into crumbs.
(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
Alternative spelling of plumb line. [A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.]
Alternative spelling of plumb bob. [A metal weight attached to the end of a plumb line.]
A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
(historical) A lead-weighted dart, used by soldiers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
The fruit and its tree.
A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
(uncountable, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
A small plume.
A long pole for propelling a punt or barge.
Alternative form of plume holder. [A component, especially in a helmet for a person or a horse, which holds a plume or panache.]
A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
(nautical) A pipe leading the anchor cable from the wildcat of a ship's windlass to the chain locker.
A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
(uncountable) Quantitative analysis or research.
(obsolete) A pendulum.
The vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
(historical) An ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument, consisting of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a handle.
(music) The pipe or tube of a brass instrument into which the mouthpiece is placed.
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
(US) A barge; a kind of boat propelled by the use of a pole.
(historical) A Roman military javelin.
(metrology, obsolete) A historic unit of weight used in India, equal to 1 ounce plus 3.25 drams.
Any person who leads or directs.
(informal, term of endearment) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
A wobbling motion.
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
(medicine, slang) A vein.
(British, rare) A mound or hillock.
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
A sex toy designed for insertion into the anus and rectum.
A plug that prevents water from escaping from a bath.
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
(nautical) Any small boat, such as a punt, propelled using a long pole.
(nautical) a plug used to close a scupper hole
(idiomatic) A plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.
(nautical, slang, historical) A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
A sex toy consisting of a metal or plastic rod, generally with a ball at the end, which is inserted into the urethra.
(historical) An instrument of punishment resembling the knout, formerly used in Russia.
(rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
(obsolete, glassblowing) A pontil.
A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
(chiefly in the plural) A small ball or pad carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks.
A person who shoots at makeshift targets.
(nautical) A small single block strapped with a swivel.
(astronomy, obsolete) One of the sights of an astrolabe.
(slang, vulgar) A buttplug with a hollow core used for penetration.
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
(nautical) A small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water.
(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
(slang, radio, computing) A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons.
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
(obsolete) A binnacle.
(historical) A spar carried by a man-of-war, having a torpedo on its end.
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
A board that is held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing.
The trunk or stem of a tree.
One who propels a vessel with a quant pole.
(informal) A potato.
(slang, US) Short for "Mustang", a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company.
A detachable plowshare (cutting blade) at the extreme front end of the plow body.
(nautical) A bollard.
A small pot with a lid.
A vertical pole of concrete, wood or steel that carries electric power cables.
A rounded knob or handle.
(archaeology) The remains of an upright timber placed in a posthole.
A tongue-shaped implement, specifically:
(obsolete) A thin spheroidal glass retort (flask), in which camphor is sublimed.
(music) Synonym of leadpipe.
(nautical) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
A small bulb; a bulblet.