Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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patois | Yes | No | No | No |
plumb | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
patois (noun) | plumb (noun) |
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a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard | the metal bob of a plumb line |
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
patois (adjective) | plumb (adjective) |
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exactly vertical |
patois (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 |
patois (adverb) | plumb (adverb) |
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conforming to the direction of a plumb line | |
exactly | |
completely; used as intensifiers |