plumb line

n a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality n a relative position or degree of value in a graded group n a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process n height above ground n indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid n a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line n an abstract place usually conceived as having depth n a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale v aim at v tear down so as to make flat with the ground v make level or straight v direct into a position for use v talk frankly with

adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical

v measure the depth of something v weight with lead v examine thoroughly and in great depth v adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical

n the metal bob of a plumb line v measure the depth of something v weight with lead v examine thoroughly and in great depth v adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical

n the metal bob of a plumb line v drop sharply