plane
adj : having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or
lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level
farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {level}]
n 1: an aircraft that has fixed a wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to
trouble with the airplane" [syn: {airplane}, {aeroplane}]
2: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "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" [syn: {sheet}]
3: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly
plane"
4: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {planer}, {planing
machine}]
5: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for
smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane
for the finish work" [syn: {carpenter's plane}, {woodworking
plane}]
v 1: cut slices from; "The machine shaved off fine layers from
the piece of wood" [syn: {shave}]
2: travel on the surface of water [syn: {skim}]