The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLUMB , but the solution may also be ATRIGHTANGLES which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Wall Street Journal).
Perpendicular crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLUMB | 33 % | 5 |
| ERECT | 25 % | 5 |
| ONEND | 17 % | 5 |
| ATRIGHTANGLES | 8 % | 13 |
| ATRIGHTANG | 8 % | 10 |
| STEEP | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Perpendicular
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- orthogonal
- vertical
- rectangular
- plumb line
- plumb
- steep
- normal
- upright
- right
- unsloped
- english-gothic
- english-gothic architecture
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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PLUMB
- Exactly vertical
- Measure the depth of
- Perfectly vertical
- Measure depth, in a way
- Downright
- Lead weight
- Eve of "The Brady Bunch"
- Absolutely, or absolutely vertical
- Carpenter's gadget
- Perfectly perpendicular
More clues leading to the result ERECT
- Standing up
- In a vertical, upright position
- Not on all fours
- Set up
- Straight up
- Upright
- Upright in posture
- Build
- Construct
- How Cro-Magnon man walked
More clues leading to the result ONEND
- Upright
- Propped up
- Without pause
- Upturned, as a box
- With no stop in sight
- Vertical
- Ceaselessly
- Continuously
- Without interruption
- Nonstop