plumb
noun
a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.
plumbs
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pluralof plumb.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof plumb (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
plumbnouna small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.
Example Sentences
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In “Empire of Ashes,” he plumbs survivors’ heartbreaking accounts, bringing readers to the rubble of atomic ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Words can’t really do justice to the profound musical depths Henry plumbs in this searing revival of “Ragtime,” directed by Lear deBessonet for Lincoln Center Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
In keeping with its title, “Choreomaniacs,” which seems to pick up where “Revolver” leaves off, plumbs wilder depths.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Among these some 300 pages are gems, including “Among the Trees,” by poet Carl Phillips, who plumbs the human connections that can be forged in a forest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
Add the plumbs again, boil together for a few minutes, and can.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
