Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stern | Yes | Yes | No | No |
plain (noun) | stern (noun) |
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a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side | the rear part of a ship |
extensive tract of level open land | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
plain (adjective) | stern (adjective) |
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not elaborate or elaborated; simple | severe and unremitting in making demands |
lacking patterns especially in color | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty |
free from any effort to soften to disguise | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect |
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | severely simple |
not mixed with extraneous elements | |
lacking embellishment or ornamentation | |
lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
plain (verb) | stern (verb) |
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
plain (adverb) | stern (adverb) |
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |