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PLUMB BOB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The metal bob of a plumb line
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plumb bob" is a kind of...):
bob (a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string)
Holonyms ("plumb bob" is a part of...):
perpendicular; plumb line (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)
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