Word Type

Noun

The word "plumbing" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bathroom buildings chemical refineries house kitchen oil refineries own home show synagogue underside of house wall water fountain

Capable Of

bring water to faucets get

Derived Terms

inspect the plumbing nonplumbing plumbing code plumbing snake plumbing system plumbingless

Derived From

plumbeous plumber

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

craft measure measurement measuring mensuration trade utility

Type Of (IsA)

craft murasugi sum occupation pipework profession system system of pipes trade utility

Part Of

construction

Receives Action

installed in houses

Related Terms

plumb plumber waterworks

Related Terms

body building duct fixture gas genitourinary house human joint murasugi sum occupation pipe plumb plumber sewage stopcock system tank tap trade vessel water waterworks

Synonym Network

bathymetry waterworks

Used For

bringing water to clean bringing water to drink carry water around house convey water fitting taps to indoors move water portability of water and waste providing drainage providing water taking away sewage taking shower

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.