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plumbing vs measure

measure vs plumbing

plumbing and measure both are nouns.

plumbing is not a verb while measure is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plumbing Yes No No No
measure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, measure is a hypernym of plumbing; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than plumbing:
  • plumbing: measuring the depths of the oceans
  • measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Other hypernyms of plumbing include measurement, measuring, mensuration.
plumbing (noun) measure (noun)
measuring the depths of the oceans how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
plumbing (verb) measure (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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