Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
plumb | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
colloquialism (noun) | plumb (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | the metal bob of a plumb line |
colloquialism (adjective) | plumb (adjective) |
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exactly vertical |
colloquialism (verb) | plumb (verb) |
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adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical | |
measure the depth of something | |
examine thoroughly and in great depth | |
weight with lead |
colloquialism (adverb) | plumb (adverb) |
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conforming to the direction of a plumb line | |
exactly | |
completely; used as intensifiers |