In a sentence
Three example sentences with plumb, each labelled with its topic.
The mason hung a plumb from the scaffold and shifted each brick until the cord fell dead vertical.
Architecture
Egyptian builders steadied a weighted plumb on a length of cord to prove a wall rose exactly upright.
History
Portrait painters sometimes dangle a plumb at arm's length to check whether a shoulder truly sits above the hip.
Art
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- Engineering Technology Word ListAuthoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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