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"
the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride"
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"