plumb

Definitions

1. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
2. A surname.
3. A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
4. The perpendicular direction or position.

Equivalents

Examples

“Customers turned away from rickety chairs, stands of drawers that refused to open⟳, or had no handles, lop-sided wardrobes whose doors were out of plumb or whose mirrors were cracked.”

“Without attending to sub-divisions, all the pears are of one species, as well as all the apples, plumbs, peaches, cherries, lemons, citrons, oranges […]”

CEFR level