plan
/plæn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
noun
A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
noun
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
noun
A subscription to a service.
Example Sentences
- "The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available."
- "He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control."
- "Sweet darling, don't you know somewhere / In the land where plans are made / Someone has written a story / Put down the pen and turn the page"
- "Life is what happens to you / While you're busy making other plans"
- "Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors."
- "The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /plæn/
- British English: /plæn/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
- American usage