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plain (n):
a basic knitting stitch

plain (n):
extensive tract of level open land
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they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain.
he longed for the fields of his youth

plain (v):
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
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My mother complains all day.
She has a lot to kick about

plain (s):
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
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a plain hair style.
unembellished white walls.
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete

plain (s):
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
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a homely child.
several of the buildings were downright homely.
a plain girl with a freckled face

plain (s):
free from any effort to soften to disguise
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the plain and unvarnished truth.
the unvarnished candor of old people and children

plain (s):
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields.
evident hostility.
manifest disapproval.
patent advantages.
made his meaning plain.
it is plain that he is no reactionary.
in plain view

plain (a):
lacking patterns especially in color

plain (a):
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
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plain food.
stuck to the plain facts.
a plain blue suit.
a plain rectangular brick building

plain (s):
not mixed with extraneous elements
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plain water.
sheer wine.
not an unmixed blessing

plain (r):
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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the answer is obviously wrong.
she was in bed and evidently in great pain.
he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list.
it is all patently nonsense.
she has apparently been living here for some time.
I thought he owned the property, but apparently not.
You are plainly wrong.
he is plain stubborn

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