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plummet (mass) | plummet
- letieť, padať |
plummet (encz) | plummet,letět v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,padat v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,prudce klesnout v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,prudce poklesnout v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,řítit se v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,sletět v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,spadnout v: |
plummet (encz) | plummet,zřítit se v: |
Plummet (gcide) | Plummet \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,
plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the
depth of water.
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I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
--Shak.
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2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
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3. Hence, any weight.
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4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
paper for writing.
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Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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plummet (wn) | plummet
n 1: the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plumb,
plummet]
v 1: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: plummet,
plump] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
plummet (mass) | plummet
- letieť, padať |
plummet (encz) | plummet,letět v: plummet,padat v: plummet,prudce klesnout v: plummet,prudce poklesnout v: plummet,řítit se v: plummet,sletět v: plummet,spadnout v: plummet,zřítit se v: |
Plummet line (gcide) | Plummet \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,
plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the
depth of water.
[1913 Webster]
I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.
--Shak.
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2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
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3. Hence, any weight.
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4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule
paper for writing.
[1913 Webster]
Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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plummet (wn) | plummet
n 1: the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plumb,
plummet]
v 1: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: plummet,
plump] |
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