plummet
[ pluhm-it ]
/ ˈplʌm ɪt /
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noun
Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
something that weighs down or depresses.
verb (used without object)
to plunge.
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OTHER WORDS FROM plummet
un·plum·met·ed, adjectiveWords nearby plummet
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plummet
/ (ˈplʌmɪt) /
verb -mets, -meting or -meted
(intr) to drop down; plunge
noun
another word for plumb bob
a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of water
Word Origin for plummet
C14: from Old French plommet ball of lead, from plomb lead, from Latin plumbum
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