noun🔗ShareA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country."There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."geographyareaenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals."A crop circle was made in a corn field."geographyagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place where competitive matches are carried out."The annual video game tournament will be held in the competitive plains, where players battle for the top prize. "sportplacegameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various figurative meanings, regularly dead metaphors."The teacher's lecture on the history of the American West was full of plains about westward expansion, many of which were clichés. "geographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lamentation."The funeral service was filled with plains as the family mourned the loss of their beloved grandmother. "emotionliteraturemusiccultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo complain."He always plains about the food in the cafeteria. "attitudelanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lament, bewail."to plain a loss"emotionsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn expanse of land with relatively low relief, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands."The vast plains stretched out before us, a sea of golden grass. "geographyenvironmentnatureplaceareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface."The construction crew plains the uneven dirt before pouring the concrete foundation for the new house. "geographyenvironmentgeologyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make plain or manifest; to explain."The teacher plains the math problem again to help the student understand it better. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA level or flat surface."The vast plains stretched out before us, making the journey seem endless. "geographyenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane)."The carpenter ensured the table's surface was made up of perfectly horizontal plains so nothing would wobble. "geographyareaplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane)"The student's current academic performance is on a high plane of understanding. "philosophybeingspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc."The plains of the airplane's wings help it stay in the air. "vehiclenauticaltechnicalmachinepartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Unicode) Any of a number of designated ranges of sequential code points."When working with emojis, programmers need to understand how they are organized within different plains of the Unicode standard to display them correctly. "computinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions."The doctor used MRI scans to view different plains of the patient's brain, searching for the source of the headaches. "anatomymedicinebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface."The carpenter used his plains to smooth the rough edges of the wooden table. "utensilmachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn airplane; an aeroplane."I watched the plains take off and land at the busy airport all afternoon. "vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called aeroplanes."While walking through the meadow, we saw several plains, easily identifiable by their slow, gliding flight, fluttering amongst the wildflowers. "animalinsectnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia."While spotting butterflies in the open plains of Southeast Asia, a researcher observed the Bindahara phocides, a member of the Lycaenidae family. "animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA deciduous tree of the genus Platanus."The park's towering plains provided welcome shade on a hot summer day. "natureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Northern UK) A sycamore."The children climbed the plains in the park to reach its sturdy branches. "plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading