plummet
[ pluhm-it ]
/ ˈplʌm ɪt /
noun
Also called plumb bob.
a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
something that weighs down or depresses.
verb (used without object)
to plunge.
Origin of plummet
OTHER WORDS FROM plummet
un·plum·met·ed, adjectiveWords nearby plummet
plume oneself,
plumed,
plumelet,
plummer block,
plummer-vinson syndrome,
plummet,
plummy,
plumose,
plump,
plumpen,
plumper
Example sentences from the Web for plummeting
British Dictionary definitions for plummeting
plummet
/ (ˈplʌmɪt) /
verb -mets, -meting or -meted
(intr)
to drop down; plunge
noun
another word for plumb bob
a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of water
Word Origin for plummet
C14: from Old French
plommet ball of lead, from
plomb lead, from Latin
plumbum