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n. [a natural surface that is flat and smooth]

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. (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"

airplane, aeroplane, plane

n. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane

n. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"

plane, planer, planing machine

n. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

plane

v. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

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flat, level, plane

adj. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

particular, specific

n. a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

aspect, facet

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

surface

n. a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"

factor

n. an independent variable in statistics

status, position

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

standing

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

condition, shape

n. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

airplane propeller, airscrew, prop

n. a propeller that rotates to push against air

airship, dirigible

n. a steerable self-propelled aircraft

flat

n. a shallow box in which seedlings are started

vessel, watercraft

n. a craft designed for water transportation

surface

n. the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"

flush, level, even out, even

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

scrape, grate

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

clean, make clean

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

cleanse

v. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

clean, strip

v. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

skin, peel, pare

v. strip the skin off; "pare apples"

shave

v. remove body hair with a razor

shave

v. touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"

flush, level, even out, even

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

plane

v. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"

sail

v. traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

flush(p)

adj. of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

level

adj. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

even, regular

adj. symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"

smooth

adj. having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"

true, straight

adj. accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true"

uneven

adj. variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing"

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