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| Main Entry: |
plumb
 [pluhm] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vertical |
| Synonyms: | erect, perpendicular, sheer, straight, straight up, up and down, upright |
| Notes: | a plum is any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit, while a plumb is a weight on the end of a line used to determine water depth or used to establish a true vertical |
| Antonyms: | flat, horizontal, level |
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| Main Entry: | perpendicular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at right angles to |
| Synonyms: | erect, horizontal, on end, plumb, sheer, stand-up, standing, steep, straight, straight-up, upright, vertical |
| Antonyms: | horizontal, level |
| Main Entry: | straight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aligned; not curved |
| Synonyms: | beeline, collinear, consecutive, continuous, direct, erect, even, horizontal, in a line, in a row, in line, inflexible, invariable, level, like an arrow, lineal, linear, near, nonstop, perpendicular, plumb, precipitous, rectilineal, rectilinear, right, running, sheer, short, smooth, solid, square, straightforward, successive, through, true, unbent, unbroken, uncurled, undeviating, undistorted, uninterrupted, unrelieved, unswerving, upright, vertical |
| Antonyms: | curved, indirect, twisted |
Example Sentences
- In many communities a good plumber or contractor makes more than the average lawyer.
- But in practical terms, that is no different than calling an electrician or plumber for home repairs.
- We'll often e-mail each other too if there's news to share, or someone is looking for a plumber.
| Main Entry: | uniform |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consistent |
| Synonyms: | compatible, consonant, constant, equable, even, fated, fateful, fixed, habitual, homogeneous, immutable, incorrigible, inflexible, invariable, irreversible, level, methodical, monolithic, normal, of a piece, ordered, orderly, ossified, plumb, regular, reliable, rigid, smooth, stable, static, steady, straight, symmetrical, systematic, true, unalterable, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, undiversified, unfluctuating, unmodifiable, unvarying, well-balanced, well-proportioned |
| Antonyms: | changing, different, divergent, inconsistent, varied |
| Main Entry: | upright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straight-up |
| Synonyms: | cocked, end on, end up, erect, on end, perpendicular, plumb, raised, sheer, stand-up, standing, steep, straight, upended, upstanding, upward, vertical |
| Antonyms: | fallen, lying, prone |
| Main Entry: | vertical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upright |
| Synonyms: | bolt upright, cocked, erect, on end, perpendicular, plumb, sheer, steep, straight-up, up-and-down, upward |
| Antonyms: | horizontal, prone |
| Main Entry: | invariant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | even |
| Synonyms: | alike, balanced, changeless, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equable, equal, flush, homogenous, horizontal, invariable, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth*, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uniform, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | planar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | even |
| Synonyms: | alike, balanced, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equal, flat*, flush, homogenous, horizontal, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth*, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | straight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
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