Synonyms for plane
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1. plane

   Horizontal signifies in the direction of or parallel to the horizon. For practical purposes level and horizontal are identical, tho level, as the more popular word, is more loosely used of that which has no especially noticeable elevations or inequalities; as, a level road. Flat, according to its derivation from the Anglo-Saxon flet, a floor, applies to a surface only, and, in the first and most usual sense, to a surface that is horizontal or level in all directions; a line may be level, a floor is flat; flat is also applied in a derived sense to any plane surface without irregularities or elevations, as a picture may be painted on the flat surface of a perpendicular wall. Plane applies only to a surface, and is used with more mathematical exactness than flat. The adjective plain, originally the same word as plane, is now rarely used except in the figurative senses, but the original sense appears in the noun, as we speak of "a wide plain." We speak of a horizontal line, a flat morass, a level road, a plain country, a plane surface (especially in the scientific sense). That which is level may not be even, and that which is even may not be level; a level road may be very rough; a slope may be even.

   Synonyms:
   even, flat, horizontal, level, plain

   Antonyms:
   broken, hilly, inclined, irregular, rolling, rough, rugged, slanting, sloping, uneven

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1. airplane, aeroplane, planenoun

   an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

   "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

   Synonyms:
   planer, carpenter's plane, airplane, aeroplane, planing machine, woodworking plane, sheet

   Antonyms:
   uneven

2. plane, sheetnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   shroud, airplane, bed sheet, weather sheet, carpenter's plane, sheet, flat solid, tack, planing machine, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, woodworking plane, tabloid, canvas, rag, mainsheet, piece of paper, planer, aeroplane

   Antonyms:
   uneven

3. planenoun

   a level of existence or development

   "he lived on a worldly plane"

   Synonyms:
   aeroplane, woodworking plane, airplane, carpenter's plane, planer, planing machine, sheet

   Antonyms:
   uneven

4. plane, planer, planing machinenoun

   a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

   Synonyms:
   planer, carpenter's plane, airplane, aeroplane, planing machine, woodworking plane, sheet

   Antonyms:
   uneven

5. plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking planeadjective

   a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

   "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"

   Synonyms:
   planer, carpenter's plane, airplane, aeroplane, planing machine, woodworking plane, sheet

   Antonyms:
   uneven

6. flat, level, planeverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, even, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, tied(p), flat, unconditional, matted, vapid, level(p), categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, prostrate, bland, mat, flavourless, unwavering

   Antonyms:
   uneven

7. plane, shaveverb

   cut or remove with or as if with a plane

   "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"

   Synonyms:
   shave, skim, knock off, trim

   Antonyms:
   uneven

8. plane, skimverb

   travel on the surface of water

   Synonyms:
   skim over, cream, cream off, skitter, rake, skim, scan, shave, skip, run down, skim off, glance over

   Antonyms:
   uneven

9. planeverb

   make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

   "plane the top of the door"

   Synonyms:
   shave, skim

   Antonyms:
   uneven

Matched Categories

1. • Degree
   • Glide
   • Heavier-than-air Craft
   • Smooth

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1. planeadjective

   Synonyms:
   level, flat, even, smooth, plain

2. planeadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Scotland.] Sycamore maple (acer pseudo-platanus)

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1. List of paraphrases for "plane":

   aircraft, airplane, aeroplane, airliner, plan, jet, planes, air, avion, flight, fly, airline, planar, jetliner, warplane, level, airplanes, flying

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1. Heman Nagarathnam:

   The bombs hit and then we heard the plane circle round, there was a pause and then more bombs hit ... When I made it out from the office, the main hospital building was engulfed in flames.

2. Nervous Flyers Bunn:

   What happens in turbulence [with anxious people] is enough stress hormones release that a person has trouble telling the difference between reality and imagination, so they start imagining the plane’s falling out of the sky. They really believe they’re about to die.

3. Uriel Kitron:

   And of course in today's world, you and I, along with any mosquito or virus, can hop a plane and get anywhere within less than 24 hours, i always say the mosquito is not a great flier, but it's a wonderful hitchhiker. So it's very easy to reintroduce.

4. Anastasia Kovalenko:

   It took off, at first we thought that a plane was crashing. But it was a rocket.

5. Peggy Flanagan:

   I saw a young woman who seemed really troubled, and the ticket agent continued to say, 'you can't take it on; you're going to have to check your bag,' she kept saying, 'I have a medical device I need to bring with me on the plane,' over and over, visibly upset.