Definition of plain

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Plain (superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.

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Postillate :: Postillate (v. t.) To explain by marginal notes; to postil.
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food..
Murmur :: Murmur (v. i.) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against..
Read :: Read (v. t.) To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle..
Rebut :: Rebut (v. i.) To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder..
Furze :: Furze (n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus..
Unhandsome :: Unhandsome (a.) Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely.
Nonsuit :: Nonsuit (n.) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case..
Annotate :: Annotate (n.) To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon..
Vent :: Vent (v. t.) To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint..
Crimination :: Crimination (n.) The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint.
Resolute :: Resolute (v. t. & i.) Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand..
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman..
Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells..
Stoic :: Stoic (n.) A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed..
Valley :: Valley (n.) The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively..
Goggle :: Goggle (v. i.) A kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye tubes, in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold, dust, etc..
Croaker :: Croaker (n.) One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil..
Omelet :: Omelet (n.) Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain omelet..
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