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'plane' - used as an adjective
1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
a plane surface

'plane' - used as a noun
2. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
3. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
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
4. a level of existence or development
he lived on a worldly plane
5. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
6. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

'plane' - used as a verb
7. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
8. travel on the surface of water
9. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
plane the top of the door

derived forms
1. Plane / Plural
planes
2. Plane / Past
planed
3. Plane / Third Person
planes
4. Plane / Present Participle
planing
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