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| Main Entry: |
plumb
[pluhm]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | probe, go into |
| Synonyms: | delve, explore, fathom, gauge, get to the bottom of, measure, penetrate, search, sound, take soundings, unravel |
| 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: | leave alone |
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| Main Entry: | fathom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discern, understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, catch, cognize, comprehend, dig, divine, estimate, figure out, follow, gauge, get, get to the bottom, grasp, have, interpret, know, measure, penetrate, perceive, pierce, pinpoint, plumb, probe, recognize, savvy, sound, unravel |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate, judge |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, align, appraise, assess, average, beat, blend, bound, calibrate, caliper, check, check out, choose, compute, delimit, demarcate, determine, dope out, estimate, evaluate, even, eye*, figure, fit, gauge, gradate, grade, graduate, level, limit, line, look over, mark, mark out, mete, pace off, peg, plumb, portion, quantify, rank, rate, read, reckon, regulate, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, size up, sound, square, stroke, survey, tailor, take account, time, value, weigh |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to measure heaviness |
| Synonyms: | anchor, ballast, bob, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, mass, pendulum, plumb, plumb bob, poundage, pressure, rock, sandbag, sinker, stone |
| Main Entry: | plumb bob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weight on plumb line |
| Synonyms: | bob, lead, plumb, plumb line, plumb rule, plummet |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
comparative, geodetical, gradual, inch, measuring, metric, metrical, poisable, scalar, shading off, sidereal, unmeasured
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