plumbing

Definition

  • noun: a system of pipes that carries water through a building
  • noun: the act of using a 'plumb'
  • synonyms: waterworks

Examples

  • The cottage has electricity but no 'indoor plumbing'. [=the cottage does not have a toilet or sink; there are no pipes that supply clean water to the cottage]

  • a store that sells 'plumbing fixtures' [=sinks, toilets, faucets, etc.]

  • a scientist who spent her life 'plumbing' the minds of criminals

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -lt all fits. -How's a basilisk been getting around? A dirty, great snake. Someone would have seen it. -Hermione's answered that too. -Pipes? lt's using the plumbing. Remember what Aragog said about that girl years ago? She died in a bathroom? What if she never left? Moaning Myrtle. (..)
    2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets