PLANE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
   Synonym(s)
   • aeroplane (what does aeroplane mean?)
   • airplane (what does airplane mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • heavier-than-air craft (what does heavier-than-air craft mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • airliner (what does airliner mean?)
   • amphibian (what does amphibian mean?)
   • amphibious aircraft (what does amphibious aircraft mean?)
   • biplane (what does biplane mean?)
   • bomber (what does bomber mean?)
   • fighter (what does fighter mean?)
   • fighter aircraft (what does fighter aircraft mean?)
   • attack aircraft (what does attack aircraft mean?)
   • hangar queen (what does hangar queen mean?)
   • jet (what does jet mean?)
   • jet plane (what does jet plane mean?)
   • jet-propelled plane (what does jet-propelled plane mean?)
   • monoplane (what does monoplane mean?)
   • multiengine airplane (what does multiengine airplane mean?)
   • multiengine plane (what does multiengine plane mean?)
   • propeller plane (what does propeller plane mean?)
   • reconnaissance plane (what does reconnaissance plane mean?)
   • seaplane (what does seaplane mean?)
   • hydroplane (what does hydroplane mean?)
   • ski-plane (what does ski-plane mean?)
   • tanker plane (what does tanker plane mean?)
   • turbojet (what does turbojet mean?)
   • turboprop (what does turboprop mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a carpenter’’s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
   Synonym(s)
   • carpenter’s plane (what does carpenter’s plane mean?)
   • woodworking plane (what does woodworking plane mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • edge tool (what does edge tool mean?)
   • hand tool (what does hand tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beading plane (what does beading plane mean?)
   • block plane (what does block plane mean?)
   • bullnose (what does bullnose mean?)
   • bullnosed plane (what does bullnosed plane mean?)
   • chamfer plane (what does chamfer plane mean?)
   • circular plane (what does circular plane mean?)
   • compass plane (what does compass plane mean?)
   • combination plane (what does combination plane mean?)
   • dovetail plane (what does dovetail plane mean?)
   • fore plane (what does fore plane mean?)
   • jack plane (what does jack plane mean?)
   • jointer (what does jointer mean?)
   • jointer plane (what does jointer plane mean?)
   • jointing plane (what does jointing plane mean?)
   • long plane (what does long plane mean?)
   • match plane (what does match plane mean?)
   • tonguing and grooving plane (what does tonguing and grooving plane mean?)
   • openside plane (what does openside plane mean?)
   • rabbet plane (what does rabbet plane mean?)
   • router plane (what does router plane mean?)
   • scrub plane (what does scrub plane mean?)
   • smooth plane (what does smooth plane mean?)
   • smoothing plane (what does smoothing plane mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • shave (what does shave mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
   Synonym(s)
   • planer (what does planer mean?)
   • planing machine (what does planing machine mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • power tool (what does power tool mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • shave (what does shave mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • shave (what does shave mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
   Synonym(s)
   • sheet (what does sheet mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cartesian plane (what does cartesian plane mean?)
   • facet plane (what does facet plane mean?)
   • midplane (what does midplane mean?)
   • midline (what does midline mean?)
   • orbital plane (what does orbital plane mean?)
   • picture plane (what does picture plane mean?)
   • tangent plane (what does tangent plane mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a level of existence or development
   Usage Example(s)
   • he lived on a worldly plane
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • degree (what does degree mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • stage (what does stage mean?)
   • point (what does point mean?)

PLANE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cut or remove with or as if with a plane
   Synonym(s)
   • shave (what does shave mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • carpenter’s plane (what does carpenter’s plane mean?)
   • woodworking plane (what does woodworking plane mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • planer (what does planer mean?)
   • planing machine (what does planing machine mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • planer (what does planer mean?)
   • planing machine (what does planing machine mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter’’s plane
   Usage Example(s)
   • plane the top of the door
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • smooth (what does smooth mean?)
   • smoothen (what does smoothen mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • carpenter’s plane (what does carpenter’s plane mean?)
   • woodworking plane (what does woodworking plane mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • planer (what does planer mean?)
   • planing machine (what does planing machine mean?)
   • planation (what does planation mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • planer (what does planer mean?)
   • planing machine (what does planing machine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • travel on the surface of water
   Synonym(s)
   • skim (what does skim mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) plane is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aquaplane (what does aquaplane mean?)
   • aquaplane (what does aquaplane mean?)

PLANE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another
   Synonym(s)
   • flat (what does flat mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a flat desk
   • acres of level farmland
   • a plane surface
   Similar To
   • even (what does even mean?)