English that does not use any jargon or technical or scientific terminology; simple or easily comprehensible words or language, usually denoting a form restricted by good sense alone, as contrasted with a codified form via controlled natural language.

plain flournoun

A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.

plain Janenoun

A young woman or girl of average or unremarkable appearance.

Plain of Esdraelonname

The region of the Jezreel Valley in Israel.

plain oldadj

Having no special properties; ordinary.

plain old telephone servicenoun

A traditional telephony system based on the analog transmission of sound, as opposed to newer alternatives like ISDN or VoIP.

plain papernoun

Paper that has no ruled lines or other markings on it.

plain pointnoun

Synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.

plain sailingnoun

The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds.

plain sawverb

To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.

plain speechnoun

A distinctive Quaker dialect of English, reformed on religious grounds and characterized by features such as use of the pronoun “thou” and numerical names for months and days of the week.

plain textnoun

Text or any data that is to be encrypted (as opposed to ciphertext).

plain to seeadj

Evident; obvious.

plain truthnoun

The unfiltered and honest facts about a subject or circumstances; reality.

plain waternoun

Tap water, either hot or cold, served in restaurants.

plain worknoun

Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.

plain-heartedadj

frank; sincere; honest

plainantnoun

someone who makes complaint; the plaintiff.

plainchantnoun

Synonym of plainsong.

plainclothedadj

plainclothes; wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform in order to avoid detection.

plainclothesmannoun

A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 427. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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