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  • 1plain — 01. My son loves yogurt with fruit in it, but I prefer [plain] yogurt myself. 02. The band was [plainly] nervous as they waited to go on stage. 03. She would be a very [plain] looking woman, but her smile makes her look beautiful. 04. The hostess …

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  • 2plain — adj 1. clear, clear cut, clear as crystal, crystal clear, well defined, vivid, graphic; distinct, visible, patent, bald faced, bald, plain as the nose on one s face, plain as day; apparent, ostensible, evident, self evident, manifest, standing to …

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  • 3plain — plain1 [plān] adj. [OFr < L planus, flat, level < IE base * plā , broad, flat > FLOOR, FIELD] 1. Obs. flat; level; plane 2. free from obstructions; open; clear [in plain view] 3. clearly understood; evident; obvious [to make one s meani …

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  • 4plain — adj 1 plane, flat, *level, even, smooth, flush Antonyms: solid 2 clear, distinct, obvious, *evident, manifest, patent, apparent, palpable Analogous words: *clear, lucid, perspicuous: *explicit, express, definite, specific, categorical Antonyms:… …

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  • 5Plain City, Utah — Infobox Settlement official name = Plain City, Utah other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = City motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem size …

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  • 6Plain Pipit — Taxobox name = Plain Pipit status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Motacillidae genus = Anthus species = A. leucophrys binomial = Anthus leucophrys binomial authority …

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  • 7plain — plain1 adjective 1》 not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary.     ↘without a pattern; in only one colour.     ↘unmarked; without identification: a plain envelope. 2》 easy to perceive or understand; clear.     ↘not using concealment or… …

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  • 8plain — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Lebensraum, Mickey Mouse, Spartan, abrupt, absolute, absolutely, affable, agricultural region, air space, all embracing, all encompassing, all out, all pervading, apparent, arable land,… …

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  • 9plain Jane — {n. phr.} A common or simple looking young woman or girl. * /When we were in school, Ann was a plain Jane, but she blossomed out and even won the title of Miss Indiana./ …

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  • 10plain Jane — {n. phr.} A common or simple looking young woman or girl. * /When we were in school, Ann was a plain Jane, but she blossomed out and even won the title of Miss Indiana./ …

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