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    plumb

    US /plʌm/

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    UK /plʌm/

    B2TOEIC
    adv.AdverbPrecisely or exactly
    I live plumb in the middle of the city
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo measure the depth of something
    He is diving to plumb the bottom of the lake
    adj.AdjectiveExactly vertical
    This wall is perfectly plumb
    n.NounWeight on the end of a line
    Look at the plumb at the end of the line
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo connect pipes, baths, toilets to a water source
    If you plumb my room I will pay you

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    エジプト学の専門家だけど質問ある?| Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    19:51エジプト学の専門家だけど質問ある?| Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • Here you use gravity and a tool that engineers still use, a plumb bob, which is a weight on a string.

      Here you use gravity and a tool that engineers still use, a plumb bob, which is a weight on a string.

    • So if you're trying to get the side of a piece of stone vertical, you hold a plumb bob next to it and you just correct, you keep chiseling away at that stone until it is perfectly straight.

      So if you're trying to get the side of a piece of stone vertical, you hold a plumb bob next to it and you just correct, you keep chiseling away at that stone until it is perfectly straight.

    B1

    Annoying Orange - Most Explosive AO Episodes in History

    26:11Annoying Orange - Most Explosive AO Episodes in History
    • He's got a plumb.

      He's got a plumb.

    B2

    Bill Burr You People Are All The Same 2012 | Bill Burr Stand Up Comedian Ever

    12:47Bill Burr You People Are All The Same 2012 | Bill Burr Stand Up Comedian Ever
    • You know you're a comedian you should tell jokes see the plumber. He should plumb right?

      You know you're a comedian you should tell jokes see the plumber. He should plumb right?

    B1

    I BOUGHT A $500 POLE DANCING POLE FROM WISH!!! *pray for me*

    38:15I BOUGHT A $500 POLE DANCING POLE FROM WISH!!! *pray for me*
    • Huh? The roof is supported by the timber from this wall to that wall. The joists usually plumb and bestride the hole. Locate the ceiling joist by tapping with a finger.

      Huh? The roof is supported by the timber from this wall to that wall. The joists usually plumb and bestride the hole. Locate the ceiling joist by tapping with a finger.

    B1

    Why Keeping Over THIS AMOUNT In a Bank Is a Huge Mistake

    13:40Why Keeping Over THIS AMOUNT In a Bank Is a Huge Mistake
    • Personally, I'm currently saving my emergency fund in plumb.

      Personally, I'm currently saving my emergency fund in plumb.

    A2

    How to Prune a Lilac Bush

    06:32How to Prune a Lilac Bush
    • Dead wood is brittle and has no plumb buds on it. It's easy to see and that should come

      Dead wood is brittle and has no plumb buds on it. It's easy to see and that should come

    B2

    Jeff Bridges Takes The Colbert Questionert

    15:13Jeff Bridges Takes The Colbert Questionert
    • Now, you may be familiar with the Colbert questionnaire, a series of questions meticulously calibrated to plumb the depths of a guest's psyche.

      Now, you may be familiar with the Colbert questionnaire, a series of questions meticulously calibrated to plumb the depths of a guest's psyche.

    • You can't really find out who they truly are until you actually plumb the depths a little bit.

      You can't really find out who they truly are until you actually plumb the depths a little bit.

    A2

    To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Crash Course Psychology #9

    10:41To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Crash Course Psychology #9
    • few decades have we begun to really plumb its depths -- from why we sleep in the first

      few decades have we begun to really plumb its depths -- from why we sleep in the first

    B1

    How to Stop Being a Helicopter Parent

    01:31How to Stop Being a Helicopter Parent
    • being bored, don’t rush in to amuse them. Let them plumb their own imaginations for

      being bored, don’t rush in to amuse them. Let them plumb their own imaginations for

    B1

    A Baffling Balloon Behavior - Smarter Every Day 113

    04:41A Baffling Balloon Behavior - Smarter Every Day 113
    • OK so now we have the plumb bob right next to the balloon, so if I go forward they should spread apart right?

      OK so now we have the plumb bob right next to the balloon, so if I go forward they should spread apart right?

    B1