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plain

adjectivenounverbadverb /pleɪn/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 10
Definitions
adjective

not mixed with extraneous elements

“plain water”

noun

a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

adjective

not elaborate or elaborated; simple

“plain food”

verb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

“My mother complains all day”

adjective

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

“made his meaning plain”

adjective

free from any effort to soften to disguise

“the plain and unvarnished truth”

adjective

lacking embellishment or ornamentation

“a plain hair style”

adverb

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

“You are plainly wrong”

noun

extensive tract of level open land

“they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain”

adjective

lacking patterns especially in color

adjective

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

“a plain girl with a freckled face”

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