Associations to the word «Plummet»
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Wiktionary
PLUMMET, noun. (archaic) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
PLUMMET, noun. (archaic) A plumb bob or a plumb line.
PLUMMET, noun. (archaic) Hence, any weight.
PLUMMET, noun. (archaic) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing
PLUMMET, noun. A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
PLUMMET, noun. Violent or dramatic fall
PLUMMET, noun. (figuratively) decline; fall; drop
PLUMMET, verb. (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
Dictionary definition
PLUMMET, noun. The metal bob of a plumb line.
PLUMMET, verb. Drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.