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plank
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[ noun ] a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The stained-glass_windows may have developed unpremeditated patinas , the paneling may be no more durable than the planks in a political_platform . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)David_Cortlandt , having slept away a day and a night , came awake in a plank farmhouse on the Harlem_River near Spuyten_Duyvil . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The plank floor was slimed beneath Watson 's boots . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Now she could let out the three parakeets without_fear they would be stepped_on or that Stowey would let them out one of the doors ; she could dust the plants , then break_off suddenly and pick_up an old novel and read from the middle on ; improvise cha-chas on the harp ; and finally , the best part of all , simply sit at the plank table in the kitchen with a bottle of wine and the newspapers , reading the ads as_well_as the news , registering nothing on her mind but letting her soul suspend itself above all wishing and desire . |
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[ verb ] cover with planks, as of a wall or a floor
Synonyms Examples "The streets were planked" Used in print (Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)Plank the sides first , using glue and one-inch , No. 12 Stronghold nails at_all battens , the stem and the transom . After planking , the bottom gets a layer of Fiberglas . |
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[ verb ] set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
Synonyms Examples "He planked the money on the table" "He planked himself into the sofa" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5022
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