replumbs

Redoes the plumbing

Replumbs means to plumb again—to reinstall or replace the plumbing in a building: We had to replumb the entire house after the pipes burst.

The word also appears figuratively for reexamining depths or foundations: The documentary replumbs the mystery of her disappearance.

plumbing

pipes

Cylindrical fluid carriers

toilets · sinks · water lines · sewer · valves · connections · leaks · copper · PVC · joints

investigation

depths

Lowest or innermost regions

probes · investigates · analyzes · delves · uncovers · researches · scrutinizes · reexamines · revisits · fathoms

Opposites
thoroughness of repair

replumbspatches

Pieces sewn over holes

patches up · jerry-rigs · jury-rigs · bodges · kludges

action vs. inaction

replumbsneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · leaves alone · abandons · overlooks

Family

replumbing, replumb, replumbed

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G