plumbing
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Noun[edit]
plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)
- 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.
- Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.
- The trade or occupation of a plumber.
- (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
- My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
- 2017 June 30, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 966 - Déjà vu:
- ‹Why did I always think the ladies' room would be less gross? How do you girls freaking miss with your plumbing!?›
- (informal, figurative) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
- This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
- (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
Synonyms[edit]
- (genitourinary system): waterworks (informal)
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Translations[edit]
pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building
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trade or occupation of a plumber
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informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system
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