plunges

P3L1U1N1G2E1S1

A form of plunge — To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of plunge

    He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.

    1879, Th Du Moncel, The Telephone, the Microphone and the Phonograph, Harper, page 166

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

plunges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunges

MLA

“plunges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunges. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plunges,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunges.

Source: plunges on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.