Look up: Plain

1. Plain
   Plain is a township in Kosciusko County Indiana, USA Plain is a village in Sauk County Wisconsin, USA Plain is a township in Franklin County Ohio, USA Plain is a township in Wayne County Ohio, USA Plain is a township in Stark County Ohio, USA Plain is a township in Wood County Ohio, USA Plain is a township in Renville County North Dakota, USA
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2. plain
   [adj] - not mixed with extraneous elements 2. [adj] - not elaborate or elaborated 3. [adj] - lacking patterns especially in color 4. [adj] - comprehensible to the general public 5. [adj] - free from any effort to soften to disguise 6. [adj] - lacking embellishment or ornamentation 7. [n] - extensive tract of level open land
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3. Plain
   blank, uncoloured space in HERALDRY.
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4. PLAIN
   Programming LAnguage for INteraction. Pascal-like, with extensions for database, string handling, exceptions and pattern matching. "Revised Report on the Programming Language PLAIN", A. Wasserman, SIGPLAN Notices 6(5):59-80 (May 1981).
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5. Plain
   Plain intransitive verb [ Middle English playne , pleyne , from French plaindre . See Plaint .] To lament; to bewail; to complain. [ Archaic & Poetic] Milton. « We with piteous heart unto you pleyne .» Chaucer.
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6. Plain
   Plain transitive verb To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. [ Archaic & Poetic] Sir J. Harrington.
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7. Plain
   Plain adjective [ Compar. Plainer ; superl. Plainest .] [ French, level, flat, from Latin planus , perhaps akin to English floor . Confer Llano , Piano , Plan , Plane level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane . « …
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8. Plain
   Plain adverb In a plain manner; plainly. "To speak short and pleyn ." Chaucer. "To tell you plain ." Shak.
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9. Plain
   Plain noun [ Confer Old French plaigne , French plaine . See Plain , adjective ] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains , or prairies. « Descending fro the mountain into playn .� …
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10. Plain
    Plain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Plained ; present participle & verbal noun Plaining .] [ Confer Plane , v. ] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [ R.] « We would rake Europe rather, plain the East.» Wither. 2. To m …
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11. plain
    To lament; to bewail; to complain. "We with piteous heart unto you pleyne." (Chaucer) ... Origin: OE. Playne, pleyne, fr. F. Plaindre. See Plaint. ... 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane. "The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." (Isa. Xl. 4) ... 2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair. …
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12. plain
    bare adjective lacking embellishment or ornamentation; `a plain hair style`; `unembellished white walls`; `functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete`
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13. plain
    sheer adjective not mixed with extraneous elements; `plain water`; `sheer wine`; `not an unmixed blessing`
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14. plain
    unvarnished adjective free from any effort to soften to disguise; `the plain and unvarnished truth`; `the unvarnished candor of old people and children`
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15. plain
    field noun extensive tract of level open land; `they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain`; `he longed for the fields of his youth`
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16. Plain
    In geography, a `plain` is an area of land with relatively low relief ` meaning that it is flat. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or vegetation may be absent in the case of sandy or stony plains in hot deserts. Types of flatlands for which the term is not generally used include those ...
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17. Plain
    In geography, a `plain` is an area of land with relatively low relief ` meaning that it is flat. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or vegetation may be absent in the case of sandy or stony plains in hot deserts. Types of flatlands for which the term is not generally used include those ...
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18. Plain
    • (superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune. • (a.) A field of battle. • (v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. • (adv.) In a plain manner; plainly. • (superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin. • (superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear;...
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19. plain
    any relatively level area of the Earth`s surface exhibiting gentle slopes and small local relief. Plains vary widely in size. The smallest occupy ... [1 related articles]
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20. plain
    
    1. extensive tract of level open land
    2. a basic knitting stitch
    
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21. Plain
    A term describing a dull, sour infusion.
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