buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"