plummet
English Thesaurus
1. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bob, |
| definition | : | a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | perpendicular, plumb line, |
| definition | : | a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point (noun.artifact) |
2. drop sharply (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | drop, |
| definition | : | to fall vertically (verb.motion) |
3. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | plumb, |
| definition | : | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | plumb, |
| definition | : | weight with lead (verb.contact) |
4. drop sharply (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | plump, |
| definition | : | the sound of a sudden heavy fall (noun.event) |
5. the metal bob of a plumb line (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | plumb, |
| definition | : | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | plumb, |
| definition | : | weight with lead (verb.contact) |
6. drop sharply (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | plump, |
| definition | : | the sound of a sudden heavy fall (noun.event) |
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