plumbing

Plural: plumbings

Noun

• utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage
• the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
• measuring the depths of the oceans
• The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
• The trade or occupation of a plumber.
• A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
• Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
• A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
• The genitourinary system.

Verb

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

Examples

• "My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor."
• "This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing."
• "Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing."

Synonyms

bathymetry, plumb, plumbery, plumbing system, waterworks

Related Words

plumb, plumber, waterworks