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“Plumbs” or “Plums”

plumbs / plums are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

plumbs

  • verbmeasure the depth of something.
  • verbweight with lead.
  • verbexamine thoroughly and in great depth.
  • verbadjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical.

plums p·l·AH·m·z

  • nounany of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone.
  • nounany of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit.
  • nouna highly desirable position or assignment.
Usage

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“plumbs”

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“plums”

  • …"Pixie" Matthews and drummer Sarah "Plums" Morgan.
  • …as grafted apple trees, pears, plums (prunus domestica), cherries, wild cherries,…
  • …delicate flowers with Morello cherries, plums and heritage roses fighting for…
  • Pershore Plums
  • Apples, plums, and pears, which grow well…
  • …word for "place of wild plums".
  • …melons, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, and plums.
  • …Yaroslava and Carrying Pears and Plums.
  • …filled with orchards growing apples, plums and more.

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