plummet

/ˈplʌm.ət/
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Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

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noun

1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

2. Hence, any weight

3. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)

4. A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line

5. Violent or dramatic fall

6. A decline; a fall; a drop

verb

1. To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

"After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."

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