The Clue
Shavers (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PLANES
Tags
Notes
The answer PLANES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
PLANE as a noun:
1. (airplane, aeroplane, plane) = an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
2. (plane, sheet) = (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
3. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
4. (plane, planer, planing machine) = a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
5. (plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane) = a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
PLANE as a verb:
1. (plane, shave) = cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
2. (plane, skim) = travel on the surface of water
3. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"