Plain vs. Playing
Difference Between Plain and Playing
Plain➦
In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and are primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.In a valley, a plain is enclosed on two sides, but in other cases a plain may be delineated by a complete or partial ring of hills, by mountains, or by cliffs.
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Playing➦
To occupy oneself in an activity for amusement or recreation
children playing with toys.
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Plain➦
not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character
everyone dined at a plain wooden table
good plain food
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Playing➦
To take part in a sport or game
He's just a beginner and doesn't play well.
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Plain➦
having no pretensions; not remarkable or special
a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him
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Playing➦
To participate in betting; gamble.
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Plain➦
easy to perceive or understand; clear
the advantages were plain to see
it was plain that something was wrong
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Playing➦
To behave in a teasing or joking manner; act in jest or sport
She's not angry with you.
she's just playing.
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Plain➦
(of a person) not beautiful or attractive
a plain, round-faced woman
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Playing➦
To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently, especially for one's own amusement; toy
She isn't interested in you.
she's just playing with you.
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Plain➦
sheer; simple (used for emphasis)
the main problem is just plain exhaustion
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Playing➦
To act or conduct oneself in a specified way
play fair.
an investor who plays cautiously.
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Plain➦
denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right.
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Playing➦
To act, especially in a dramatic production.
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Plain➦
used for emphasis
perhaps the youth was just plain stupid
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Playing➦
To perform on an instrument
play on an accordion.
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Plain➦
clearly or unequivocally
I'm finished with you, I'll tell you plain
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Playing➦
To emit sound or be sounded in performance
The band is playing.
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Plain➦
a large area of flat land with few trees
the coastal plain
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Playing➦
To be performed, as in a theater or on television
A good movie is playing tonight.
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Plain➦
mourn or lament.
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Playing➦
To be received or accepted
a speech that played poorly with the voters.
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Plain➦
Free from obstructions; open; clear
in plain view.
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Playing➦
To move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
The breeze played on the water.
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Plain➦
Obvious to the perception or mind; evident
make one's intention plain.
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Playing➦
To function or discharge uninterruptedly
The fountains played in the courtyard.
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Plain➦
Not elaborate or complicated; simple
plain food.
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Playing➦
To move or operate freely within a bounded space, as machine parts do.
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Plain➦
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration
plain garb.
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Playing➦
To engage in (a game or sport)
play hockey.
play chess.
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Plain➦
Straightforward; frank or candid
plain talk.
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Playing➦
To compete against in a game or sport
We play the Tigers today.
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Plain➦
Not pretentious; unaffected.
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Playing➦
To compete in a game or sport at (a location)
The New York Yankees played Fenway Park last night.
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Plain➦
Lacking beauty or distinction
a plain face.
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Playing➦
To occupy or work at (a position) in a game
Lou Gehrig played first base.
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Plain➦
Not mixed with other substances; pure
plain water.
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Playing➦
To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game
Let's play her at first base.
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Plain➦
Common in rank or station; average; ordinary
a plain man.
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Playing➦
To use or move (a card or piece) in a game
play the ace of clubs.
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Plain➦
Not dyed, twilled, or patterned
a plain fabric.
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Playing➦
To hit (a ball, shot, or stroke), as in tennis
played a strong backhand.
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Plain➦
Sheer; utter; unqualified
plain stupidity.
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Playing➦
To attempt to keep or gain possession or control of
No foul was called because he was playing the ball.
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Plain➦
(Archaic) Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.
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Playing➦
To perform or act (a role or part) in a dramatic performance.
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Plain➦
often plains An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land.
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Playing➦
To assume the role of; act as
played the peacemaker at the meeting.
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Plain➦
A broad level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
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Playing➦
To pretend to be; mimic the activities of
played cowboy.
played the star.
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Plain➦
Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.
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Playing➦
To perform (a theatrical work or part of a work)
The actors played the scene with great skill.
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Plain➦
Clearly; simply
plain stubborn.
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Playing➦
To present a theatrical performance or other entertainment in (a given place)
The company played Boston last week.
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Plain➦
Flat, level.
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Playing➦
To bet; wager
played ten dollars on the horse.
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Plain➦
Simple, unaltered.
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Playing➦
To make bets on
play the races.
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Plain➦
Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.
a plain tune
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Playing➦
To perform or put into effect, especially as a jest or deception
play a joke on a friend.
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Plain➦
Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
a plain pink polycotton skirt
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Playing➦
To handle; manage
played the matter quietly.
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Plain➦
Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
They're just plain people like you or me.
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Playing➦
To use or manipulate, especially for one's own interests
played his opponents against each other.
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Plain➦
(of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
Would you like a poppy bagel or a plain bagel?
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Playing➦
To perform on (an instrument)
play the guitar.
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Plain➦
(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
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Playing➦
To perform (a piece) on instruments or an instrument.
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Plain➦
Obvious.
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Playing➦
To cause (a movie, audiotape, or other recording) to be presented in audible or visible form.
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Plain➦
Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
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Playing➦
To discharge or direct in a certain direction
played the water on the burning roof.
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Plain➦
Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
His answer was just plain nonsense.
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Playing➦
To cause to move rapidly, lightly, or irregularly
play lights over the dance floor.
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Plain➦
Open.
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Playing➦
To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line.
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Plain➦
Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
Let me be plain with you: I don't like her.
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Playing➦
A literary work written for performance on the stage; a drama.
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Plain➦
Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
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Playing➦
The performance of such a work.
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Plain➦
Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face.
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Playing➦
Activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation.
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Plain➦
(card games) Not a trump.
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Playing➦
Fun or jesting
It was all done in play.
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Plain➦
(obsolete) Full, complete in number or extent.
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Playing➦
The act or manner of engaging in a game or sport
After a time-out, play resumed. The golf tournament featured expert play.
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Plain➦
(colloquial) Simply.
It was just plain stupid.
I plain forgot.
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Playing➦
The act or manner of using a card, piece, or ball in a game or sport
my partner's play of the last trump.
his clumsy play of the rebound.
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Plain➦
(archaic) Plainly; distinctly.
Tell me plain: do you love me or no?
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Playing➦
A move or an action in a game
It's your play. The runner was thrown out in a close play.
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Plain➦
A lamentation.
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Playing➦
Participation in betting; gambling.
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Plain➦
An expanse of land with relatively low relief, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands.
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Playing➦
Manner of dealing with others; conduct
fair play.
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Plain➦
(archaic) field in reference to a battlefield.
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Playing➦
An attempt to obtain something; a bid
a play for sympathy.
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Plain➦
(obsolete) plane: a flat geometric field.
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Playing➦
Action, motion, or use
the play of the imagination.
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Plain➦
To complain.
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Playing➦
Freedom or occasion for action; scope
give full play to an artist's talents.
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Plain➦
To lament, bewail.
to plain a loss
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Playing➦
Movement or space for movement, as of mechanical parts.
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Plain➦
To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
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Playing➦
Quick, often irregular movement or action, especially of light or color
the play of color on iridescent feathers.
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Plain➦
To make plain or manifest; to explain.
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Playing➦
A control mechanism on an audio or video player that starts or resumes the audible or visual presentation of a recording.
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Plain➦
To lament; to bewail; to complain.
We with piteous heart unto you pleyne.
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Playing➦
A geological deposit, as of oil or natural gas, considered as a prospect for commercial extraction.
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Plain➦
To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.
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Playing➦
(gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
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Plain➦
To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.
We would rake Europe rather, plain the East.
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Playing➦
present participle of play
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Plain➦
To make plain or manifest; to explain.
What's dumb in show, I'll plain in speech.
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Playing➦
the act of playing a musical instrument
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Plain➦
Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
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Playing➦
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
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Plain➦
Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
Our troops beat an army in plain fight.
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Playing➦
the performance of a part or role in a drama
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Plain➦
Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.
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Plain➦
Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
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Plain➦
In a plain manner; plainly.
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Plain➦
Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.
Descending fro the mountain into playn.
Him the AmmoniteWorshiped in Rabba and her watery plain.
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Plain➦
A field of battle.
Lead forth my soldiers to the plain.
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Plain➦
extensive tract of level open land;
they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
he longed for the fields of his youth
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Plain➦
a basic knitting stitch
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Plain➦
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
My mother complains all day
She has a lot to kick about
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Plain➦
clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval
patent advantages
made his meaning plain
it is plain that he is no reactionary
in plain view
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Plain➦
not elaborate or elaborated; simple;
plain food
stuck to the plain facts
a plain blue suit
a plain rectangular brick building
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Plain➦
lacking patterns especially in color
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Plain➦
not mixed with extraneous elements;
plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing
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Plain➦
free from any effort to soften to disguise;
the plain and unvarnished truth
the unvarnished candor of old people and children
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Plain➦
lacking embellishment or ornamentation;
a plain hair style
unembellished white walls
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
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Plain➦
lacking stylistic embellishment;
a literal description
wrote good but plain prose
a plain unadorned account of the coronation
a forthright unembellished style
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Plain➦
comprehensible to the general public;
written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language
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Plain➦
lacking in physical beauty or proportion;
a homely child
several of the buildings were downright homely
a plain girl with a freckled face
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Plain➦
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');
the answer is obviously wrong
she was in bed and evidently in great pain
he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
it is all patently nonsense
she has apparently been living here for some time
I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
You are plainly wrong
he is plain stubborn
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