Plumb
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob (UK); a plumb line (US). A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: In a vertical direction. Squarely, directly; completely.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound. To attach to a water supply and drain. To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, esp. to plumb the depths of. To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool. To accurately align vertically or horizontally. To seal something with lead. To work as a plumber. To fall or sink like a plummet. To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end. To position vertically above or below.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: truly vertical Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front on his wicket and should be given out.
Vertical
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the EarthIn a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A vertex or zenithA vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicularAn individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.A vertical component of a structure.
Example sentence: Passive righteousness tells us that God does not need our good works. Active righteousness tells us that our neighbor does. The aim and direction of good works are horizontal, not vertical.