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PLAIN OR PLANE

Plain - adjective:

1. Easy to see or understand: I understood the use of adjectives because my teacher spoke in plain words.
2. Not fancy or decorated: The room was plain.
3. Ordinary or average: She wore a plain housedress.
4. Not beautiful or handsome: He had a plain face.
5. Frank; direct: The plain truth is, I didn't do it!
   

Plain - noun:

1. A large area of flat land without trees: The cattle grazed on the plain.

Plane - noun:

1. A level flat surface. Kansas is one of plane states because it is so flat.
2. A stage or level: He shows a high plane of success.
3. An Airplane. She looked up to see the fighter plane going overhead.

Plane - adjective:

1. Level; flat: A plane figure.

Plane - noun:

1. A hand tool with a blade for smoothing wood: He used a plane on the warped door so it would close.

Plane - verb:

1. To smooth with a plane: The cabinet door was planed so it would close.
   

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