plummet
/ˈplʌm.ət/
🔵 Intermediate
Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelIntermediate
Standard vocabulary
Word FrequencyVery Common
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Syllables2
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
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
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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