plumb bob

1. 1.

   the metal bob of a plumb line

   Synonymsplumbplummet

   Broaderbob

   Part ofplumb line

Questions about plumb bob

What does plumb bob mean?

plumb bob means "the metal bob of a plumb line".

What is another word for plumb bob?

Close synonyms include plumb, plummet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plumb bob a common word?

plumb bob is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.