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plant > 10 senses
NOUN1plant, works, industrial plantBuildings for carrying on industrial labor
2plant, flora, plant lifeA living organism lacking the power of locomotion
3plantSomething planted secretly for discovery by another
4plantAn actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
VERB1plant, setPut or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground
2plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbedFix or set securely or deeply
3plant, establish, found, constitute, instituteSet up or lay the groundwork for
4plantPlace into a river
5plantPlace something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
6plant, implantPut firmly in the mind
plant > pronunciation
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plant > noun 1, artifact
MeaningBuildings for carrying on industrial labor.
Examples"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
Synonymsworks, industrial plant
Narrowerbottling plant; distillery, still; factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory; mint; packinghouse, packing plant; recycling plant; refinery; saltworks; sewage disposal plant, disposal plant; smelter, smeltery
Broaderbuilding complex, complex
plant > noun 2, Tops
MeaningA living organism lacking the power of locomotion.
Synonymsflora, plant life
Category ofacid-loving; alkaline-loving; apocarpous; syncarpous; sedgy; floccose; hispid; pappose; carnivorous; saprophytic; insectivorous; etiolate, etiolated, blanched; half-hardy; tender; dicotyledonous; monocotyledonous; evergreen; deciduous; campylotropous; orthotropous; anatropous, inverted; amphitropous; epiphytotic; amentiferous, amentaceous; caespitose, cespitose, tufted; clustered; leggy, tall-growing; lopped, lopped off; pruned; endangered; threatened; phytotherapy, herbal therapy, botanical medicine; microorganism; parasite; coca; gas system; fugacity, fugaciousness; circulation; mescal; vegetation, flora; horticulturist, plantsman; squamule; nitrification; perennation; photosynthesis; alder blight; peroxidase; tenderizer, tenderiser; propagate; etiolate; bruise; domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame; accrete; girdle, deaden
Member ofPlantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom
Partsplant part, plant structure
Narrowerphytoplankton; endemic; plantlet; wilding; ornamental; pot plant; acrogen; apomict; aquatic; cryptogam; annual; biennial; perennial; escape; hygrophyte; neophyte; embryo; monocarp, monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant; sporophyte; gametophyte; fungus; houseplant; garden plant; vascular plant, tracheophyte; poisonous plant; air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant; rock plant; autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism; myrmecophyte
Broaderorganism, being
Adjectivesplantal
Verbsplant
plant > noun 3, cognition
MeaningSomething planted secretly for discovery by another.
Examples"the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
Broadercontrivance, stratagem, dodge
Verbsplant
plant > noun 4, person
MeaningAn actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience.
Broaderactor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
plant > verb 1, contact
MeaningPut or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey plant rye in the field
Examples"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
Synonymsset
Narrowerroot; puddle; checkrow; bed; dibble; afforest, forest; replant
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, lay
Nounsplant; planting; planter
plant > verb 2, contact
MeaningFix or set securely or deeply.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
Synonymsimplant, engraft, embed, imbed
Narrowerpot; nest; bury, sink
Broaderinsert, infix, enter, introduce
Nounsplanting
plant > verb 3, creation
MeaningSet up or lay the groundwork for.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsestablish, found, constitute, institute
Narrowerfix; appoint, name, nominate, constitute
Broaderinitiate, pioneer
plant > verb 4, possession
MeaningPlace into a river.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"plant fish"
Categoryanimal husbandry
Broaderstock
plant > verb 5, contact
MeaningPlace something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, lay
Nounsplant
plant > verb 6, cognition
MeaningPut firmly in the mind.
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
ModelThey won't plant the story
Examples"Plant a thought in the students' minds"
Synonymsimplant
Broadercommunicate, pass on, pass, put across

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