Plumbing

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) wordnet
  3. 3
    The trade or occupation of a plumber. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    measuring the depths of the oceans wordnet
  5. 5
    A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system. countable, informal, uncountable

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

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  1. 6
    utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage wordnet
  2. 7
    Practical, concrete work serving to support other work. countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable

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

  3. 8
    A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments. countable
  4. 9
    The genitourinary system. countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable

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