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planes
noun(plane)
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Synonyms: planer, planing machine,
planes
noun(plane)
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
Synonyms: aeroplane, airplane,
Examples:
The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.
planes
noun(plane)
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
Synonyms: carpenter's plane, woodworking plane,
Examples:
The cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work.
planes
verb(plane)
travel on the surface of water
Synonyms: skim,
planes
noun(plane)
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
Synonyms: sheet,
Examples:
We will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane.
Any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane.
planes
adjective(plane)
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
Synonyms: flat, level,
Examples:
A plane surface.
planes
verb(plane)
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
Synonyms: shave,
planes
noun(plane)
a level of existence or development
Examples:
He lived on a worldly plane.
planes
verb(plane)
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
Examples:
Plane the top of the door.

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