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Meanings of Plumbery:
nounA plumber's workshop. now chiefly historical.
Plumbic
ˈplʌmbɪkMeanings of Plumbic:
adjectiveOf lead with a valency of four; of lead(iv).
Usage examples:
Alternatively, there is lead(iv) nitrate and plumbic nitrate.
Meanings of Plumbiferous:
adjectiveContaining or yielding lead.
Meanings of Plumbing:
nounThe system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building.
Usage examples:
You may be able to get a grant to install proper plumbing and bathrooms
verbMeasure (the depth of a body of water).
Usage examples:
I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down
Meanings of Plumbite:
nounA salt containing oxyanions or hydroxy anions of divalent lead, formed e.g. by the action of alkalis on lead(ii) hydroxide; any of these anions.
Plumbless
ˈplʌmləsMeanings of Plumbless:
adjective(of a body of water) extremely deep.
Usage examples:
It is, as it were, a plumbless ocean of intelligence everywhere.
Meanings of Plumbojarosite:
nounA mineral of the hexagonal crystal system consisting of a basic sulphate of lead and ferric iron, pbfe₆ (so₄)₄ (oh)₁₂, and occurring as brown crusts or compact masses, especially as a secondary mineral in lead ores in arid regions.
Meanings of Plumbosolvency:
nounCapacity to dissolve lead.
Meanings of Plumbosolvent:
adjectiveOf water or its action: capable of dissolving lead.
Meanings of Plumbous:
adjectiveOf lead with a valency of two; of lead(ii).
Usage examples:
The addition of carbon black increases the conductivity of electrode plate, especially when the amo…
Meanings of Plumbs:
verbMeasure (the depth of a body of water).
Usage examples:
I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down
nounA ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
Usage examples:
He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…
adverbExactly.
Usage examples:
Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe
adjectiveVertical.
Usage examples:
Ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb
Meanings of Plumcot:
nounA hybrid between the plum, prunus domestica, and the apricot, prunus armeniaca, developed to make it possible to grow an apricot-like fruit at higher latitudes; the fruit of this hybrid.
Meanings of Plume:
nounA long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament.
Usage examples:
A hat with a jaunty ostrich plume
verbSpread out in a shape resembling a feather.
Usage examples:
Smoke plumed from the chimneys
Plumed
pluːmMeanings of Plumed:
adjectiveDecorated with or as if with feathers.
Usage examples:
Rain began to beat down on my plumed cap
verbSpread out in a shape resembling a feather.
Usage examples:
Smoke plumed from the chimneys
Plumes
pluːmMeanings of Plumes:
nounA long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament.
Usage examples:
A hat with a jaunty ostrich plume
verbSpread out in a shape resembling a feather.
Usage examples:
Smoke plumed from the chimneys
Meanings of Plumette:
nounA type of fabric, usually woven from a mixture of flax and wool or silk, in contrasting shades of grey or light blue, frequently in a figured pattern. frequently in plural.
Meanings of Plumicorn:
nounA tuft or crest of feathers on top of a bird's head; especially either of the paired ear tufts typical of many owls.
Meanings of Plumiest:
adjectiveResembling or decorated with feathers.
Usage examples:
A squirrel dashed across the road, plumy tail bouncing behind it, and went up a tree.
Pluming
pluːmMeanings of Pluming:
verbSpread out in a shape resembling a feather.
Usage examples:
Smoke plumed from the chimneys
nounA long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament.
Usage examples:
A hat with a jaunty ostrich plume
Meanings of Plumist:
nounA person who makes ornamental or ceremonial plumes from feathers.
Plummeted
ˈplʌm.ɪtMeanings of Plummeted:
verbFall or drop straight down at high speed.
Usage examples:
A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully
nounA steep and rapid fall or drop.
Usage examples:
The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet
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