English

Detailed Synonyms for plane in English

plane:

to plane verb (planes, planed, planing)

  1. to plane
    to grate; to plane; to smooth
    • grate verb (grates, grated, grating)
    • plane verb (planes, planed, planing)
    • smooth verb (smooths, smoothed, smoothing)
  2. to plane
    to plane
    • plane verb (planes, planed, planing)
  3. to plane
    – cut or remove with or as if with a plane 1
    to plane; to shave
    – cut or remove with or as if with a plane 1
    • plane verb (planes, planed, planing)
    • shave verb (shaves, shaved, shaving)
      • The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood1
  4. to plane
    – make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane 1
    to plane
    – make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane 1
    • plane verb (planes, planed, planing)
      • plane the top of the door1
  5. to plane
    – travel on the surface of water 1
    to plane; to skim
    – travel on the surface of water 1
    • plane verb (planes, planed, planing)
    • skim verb (skims, skimmed, skimming)

Conjugations for plane:

present
  1. plane
  2. plane
  3. planes
  4. plane
  5. plane
  6. plane
simple past
  1. planed
  2. planed
  3. planed
  4. planed
  5. planed
  6. planed
present perfect
  1. have planed
  2. have planed
  3. has planed
  4. have planed
  5. have planed
  6. have planed
past continuous
  1. was planing
  2. were planing
  3. was planing
  4. were planing
  5. were planing
  6. were planing
future
  1. shall plane
  2. will plane
  3. will plane
  4. shall plane
  5. will plane
  6. will plane
continuous present
  1. am planing
  2. are planing
  3. is planing
  4. are planing
  5. are planing
  6. are planing
subjunctive
  1. be planed
  2. be planed
  3. be planed
  4. be planed
  5. be planed
  6. be planed
diverse
  1. plane!
  2. let's plane!
  3. planed
  4. planing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

plane [the ~] noun

  1. the plane
    the shredder; the slicer; the plane
  2. the plane
    – an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets 1
    the airplane; the aircraft; the aeroplane; the airbus; the plane
    – an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets 1
  3. the plane
    – an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets 1
    the plane; the airplane; the aeroplane
    – an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets 1
    • plane [the ~] noun
    • airplane [the ~] noun
      • the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane1
    • aeroplane [the ~] noun
  4. the plane
    – a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood 1
    the plane; the woodworking plane; the carpenter's plane
    – a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood 1
  5. the plane
    – a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood 1
    the plane; the planer; the planing machine
    – a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood 1
  6. the plane
    – (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape 1
    the sheet; the plane
    – (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape 1
    • sheet [the ~] noun
    • plane [the ~] noun
      • we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane1
      • any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane1
  7. the plane
    – a level of existence or development 1
    the plane
    – a level of existence or development 1
    • plane [the ~] noun
      • he lived on a worldly plane1

plane adj

  1. plane
    – having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another 1
    level; flat; plane
    – having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another 1
    • level adj
      • acres of level farmland1
    • flat adj
      • a flat desk1
      • skirts sewn with fine flat seams1
    • plane adj
      • a plane surface1

Related Words for "plane":

  • deplane, planing, planes

Alternate Synonyms for "plane":


Related Definitions for "plane":

  1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another1
    • a plane surface1
  2. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets1
  3. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood1
    • the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work1
  4. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood1
  5. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape1
    • we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane1
    • any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane1
  6. a level of existence or development1
    • he lived on a worldly plane1
  7. cut or remove with or as if with a plane1
  8. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane1
    • plane the top of the door1
  9. travel on the surface of water1

Related Synonyms for plane