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Unplumb :: Unplumb (v. t.) To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin..

Level :: Level (n.) A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere..

Plumb :: Plumb (a.) Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb..

Wadd :: Wadd (n.) Plumbago, or black lead..

Clinometer :: Clinometer (n.) An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing..

Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort..

Plumb :: Plumb (n.) A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below..

Plumbaginous :: Plumbaginous (a.) Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate..

Plumbum :: Plumbum (n.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n..

Vertical :: Vertical (a.) Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line..

Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test..

Graphitoidal :: Graphitoidal (a.) Resembling graphite or plumbago.

Plumbeous :: Plumbeous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, lead..

Plumbago :: Plumbago (n.) Same as Graphite.

Plumbeous :: Plumbeous (a.) Dull; heavy; stupid.

Plumber Block :: Plumber block () A pillow block.

Plumbic :: Plumbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide..

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