a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
(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"
a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"
someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"
an undulating curve
set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"