plain
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- n extensive tract of level open land
they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain - n a basic knitting stitch
- v express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
My mother complains all day - s clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
made his meaning plain
it is plain that he is no reactionary
in plain view - a not elaborate or elaborated; simple
plain food
stuck to the plain facts
a plain blue suit
a plain rectangular brick building - a lacking patterns especially in color
- s not mixed with extraneous elements
plain water - s free from any effort to soften to disguise
the plain and unvarnished truth - s lacking embellishment or ornamentation
a plain hair style - s lacking in physical beauty or proportion
a plain girl with a freckled face - r unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
You are plainly wrong
he is plain stubborn
- We took care of them all just using plain films.
- For some people, dating is a hassle and getting married just plain scary.
- Occasionally across the fertile plain came the echoing thump of detonating mines.