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2plan verb planned; plan·ning 1 : to form a plan of <~ a new city>

2 : to have in mind : INTEND

— plan·ner noun

Synonyms

[1] arrange, blueprint, calculate, chart, design, frame, lay out, map, project, scheme; also conspire, intrigue, machinate; draft, outline, sketch; aim, figure, intend, mean; contemplate, meditate, premeditate

[2] aim, aspire, contemplate, design, intend, mean, meditate, propose—more at INTEND

1plane verb planed; plan·ing : to smooth or level off with or as if with a plane

— plan·er noun

Synonyms

even, level, smooth—more at EVEN

2plane noun : PLANE TREE

3plane noun : a tool for smoothing or shaping a wood surface

4plane noun 1 : a level or flat surface

2 : a level of existence, consciousness, or development

3 : AIRPLANE

5plane adjective 1 : having no elevations or depressions : FLAT, LEVEL

2 : dealing with flat surfaces or figures <~ geometry>

Synonyms

even, flat, flush, level, smooth—more at LEVEL

6plane verb : to fly while keeping the wings motionless

Synonyms

fly, glide, soar, wing—more at FLY

plane·load noun : a load that fills an airplane

plan·et noun [ORIGIN: ME planete, fr. AF, fr. LL planeta, fr. Gk planēt-, planēs, lit., wanderer, fr. planasthai to wander]

1 : any of the large bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun

2 : the celestial body on which we live that is third in order from the sun

— plan·e·tary adjective

Synonyms

earth, world—more at EARTH

plan·e·tar·i·um noun, plural -i·ums or -ia : a building or room housing a device to project images of celestial bodies

plan·e·tes·i·mal noun : any of numerous small solid celestial bodies which may have existed during the formation of the solar system

plan·e·toid noun : a body resembling a planet; especially : ASTEROID

plane tree noun : any of a genus of trees (as a sycamore) with large lobed leaves and globe-shaped fruit

plan·gent adjective 1 : having a loud reverberating sound

2 : having an expressive esp. plaintive quality

— plan·gen·cy noun

1plank noun 1 : a heavy thick board

2 : an article in the platform of a political party

2plank verb 1 : to cover with planks

2 : to set or lay down forcibly

3 : to cook and serve on a board

plank·ing noun : a quantity or covering of planks

plank·ton noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Gk, neut. of planktos drifting]

: the passively floating or weakly swimming animal and plant life of a body of water

— plank·ton·ic adjective

1plant verb 1 : to set in the ground to grow

2 : ESTABLISH, SETTLE

3 : to stock or provide with something

4 : to place firmly or forcibly

5 : to hide or arrange with intent to deceive

Synonyms

drill, seed, sow; also bed; replant, transplant; scatter; pot

2plant noun 1 : any of a kingdom of living things that usu. have no locomotor ability or obvious sense organs and have cellulose cell walls and usu. capacity for indefinite growth

2 a : the land, buildings, and machinery used in carrying on a trade or business

b : a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product

Synonyms

factory, mill, shop, works, workshop—more at FACTORY

1plantain noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L plantagin-, plantago, fr. planta sole of the foot; fr. its broad leaves]

: any of a genus of weedy herbs with spikes of tiny greenish flowers

2plantain noun [ORIGIN: Sp plántano, plátano plane tree, banana tree, fr. ML plantanus plane tree, alter. of L platanus]

: a banana plant with starchy greenish fruit that is eaten cooked; also : its fruit

plan·tar adjective : of or relating to the sole of the foot

plan·ta·tion noun 1 : a large group of plants and esp. trees under cultivation

2 : an agricultural estate usu. worked by resident laborers

plant·er noun 1 : one that plants or sows; especially : an owner or operator of a plantation

2 : a container for plants

Synonyms

agriculturist, cultivator, farmer, grower, tiller—more at FARMER

plant louse noun : APHID

plaque noun [ORIGIN: F]