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plane

/pleɪn/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Plane means: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another.

Synonyms for plane12

noun, as in an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

airplane, aeroplane

noun, as in a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

planer, planing machine

noun, as in a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

carpenter's plane, woodworking plane

noun, as in (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

sheet

verb, as in cut or remove with or as if with a plane

shave

verb, as in travel on the surface of water

skim

adjective, as in having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

flat, level, even

What does plane mean?9

adjective

1

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another“a flat desk”

noun

1

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”

2

a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

3

a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood“the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work”

4

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape“we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”

5

a level of existence or development“he lived on a worldly plane”

verb

1

cut or remove with or as if with a plane“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”

2

travel on the surface of water

3

make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane“plane the top of the door”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plane?60

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All 60 rhymes for plane, grouped by syllable

Plane in a sentence

  • Seen from a plane, that island is very beautiful.Lumi_alt
  • In the end, they made up their minds to go by plane.CM
  • We hurried to the airport, but we missed the plane.CK
  • Seen from the plane, the islands were very pretty.CM
  • The plane exploded and plunged into the ocean, killing all the people on board.CK
  • In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.jmfcomo
  • If you hurry, you can grant your luggage and get into the plane.lukaszpp
  • Before the plane landed, the hostesses brought drinks around.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of plane

as a noun

plural
planes

as a verb

past tense
planed
present participle
planing
third-person singular
planes
past participle
planed

as a adjective

comparative
planer
superlative
planest