Are you trying to hyphenate plains? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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Extensive tract of level open land They emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain He longed for the fields of his youth |
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A basic knitting stitch |
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Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness My mother complains all day She has a lot to kick about |
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Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields Evident hostility Manifest disapproval Patent advantages Made his meaning plain It is plain that he is no reactionary In plain view |
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Not elaborate or elaborated Simple Plain food Stuck to the plain facts A plain blue suit A plain rectangular brick building |
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Lacking patterns especially in color |
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Not mixed with extraneous elements Plain water Sheer wine Not an unmixed blessing |
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Free from any effort to soften to disguise The plain and unvarnished truth The unvarnished candor of old people and children |
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Lacking embellishment or ornamentation A plain hair style Unembellished white walls Functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete |
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Lacking in physical beauty or proportion A homely child Several of the buildings were downright homely A plain girl with a freckled face |
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Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') The answer is obviously wrong She was in bed and evidently in great pain He was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list It is all patently nonsense She has apparently been living here for some time I thought he owned the property |
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But apparently not You are plainly wrong He is plain stubborn |