Plumbing

Quick meaning: Plumbing is a noun meaning The trade or occupation of a plumber.

Meaning

The trade or occupation of a plumber.

More Meanings

1. (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
2. (informal, figurative) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
3. (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
4. The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
5. (slang, euphemistic) The genitourinary system.

Example Sentences

My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.

This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.

Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.

I am sure that there are those who dislike me […] but as a person, not for the sake of my plumbing.

Word Forms

• plumbings

Synonyms for plumbing

Depending on context, synonyms include waterworks, bathymetry, plumbery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plumbery, bathymetry, conduit, pipeline, plumber, hose.

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