The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLUMB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1975.
Lead used for sounding crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLUMB | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lead used for sounding
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Crossword Answer definitions
PLUMB noun- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- To seal something with lead.
- To work as a plumber.
- To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
- To position vertically above or below.
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.
- In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- Squarely, directly; completely.
- The fruit and its tree.
- Extended senses.
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