| query | A p____ is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it.A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it. Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains. |
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| word | plain |
| full-definition | adjective A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger. He placed the paper in a plain envelope. He wore a plain blue shirt, open at the collar. Something that is plain is very simple in style. Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her. It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity. He was very tall and plainly dressed. If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand . It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown. He's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still. If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful . ...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion. You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name. Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest? noun A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it. Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains. adverb You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it. The food was just plain terrible. Is it love of publicity or plain stupidity on her part? |
| inflections | plainerplainestplainsplainly |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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