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plumb line
Overview of noun plumb-line
The noun plumb line has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) plumb line, perpendicular -- (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)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
=> cord
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
=> lead line, sounding line
=> plumb rule
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
=> cord
Antonyms of noun plumb-line
Member Holonyms of noun plumb-line
Substance Holonyms of noun plumb-line
Part Holonyms of noun plumb-line
Member Meronyms of noun plumb-line
Substance Meronyms of noun plumb-line
Part Meronyms of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
HAS PART: plumb bob, plumb, plummet
Meronyms of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
HAS PART: plumb bob, plumb, plummet
Holonyms of noun plumb-line
Attributes of noun plumb-line
Derived Forms of noun plumb-line
Domain of noun plumb-line
Domain Terms of noun plumb-line
Familiarity of noun plumb-line
plumb line used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
> cord
=> agal
=> apron string
=> bowstring
=> catgut, gut
=> chenille, chenille cord
=> clews
=> clothesline
=> fishing line
=> lace, lacing
=> lanyard, laniard
=> lanyard, laniard
=> log line
=> piping
=> plumb line, perpendicular
=> ripcord
=> ripcord
=> sash cord, sash line
=> slack
=> static line
=> string, twine
=> string
=> thread, yarn
=> tie
=> whipcord
=> wick, taper
=> wick
Meronyms of noun plumb-line
1 sense of plumb line
Sense 1
plumb line, perpendicular
HAS PART: plumb bob, plumb, plummet
=> cord
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun plumb-line
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