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41Plain old telephone service — (POTS) is the voice grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in most parts of the world. The name is a reflection of the telephone service still available… …
42plain sailing — meaning ‘a straightforward situation or course of action’, is an early 19c alteration of the original (late 17c) phrase plane sailing, which denoted a system of measuring short nautical distances by assuming that the earth s surface is a plane… …
43plain flour — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ flour that does not contain a raising agent …
44plain|clothes|man — «PLAYN KLOHZ muhn, KLOHTHZ », noun, plural men. a policeman or detective wearing ordinary clothes, not a uniform, when on duty …
45Plain language — NOTOC Plain language, also referred to as simple language or clear language , is clear, modern, unpretentious language carefully written to ease understanding. It is a reaction to the alleged gobbledygook (aka Legal English) used by lawyers and… …
46plain — plain1 [ pleın ] adjective ** 1. ) easily seen or understood: Hugh s message was short, but the meaning was plain enough. it is plain (that): It was plain that they knew each other already. it is plain to someone (that): It was plain to everyone… …
47plain — plain1 W3S2 [pleın] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clear)¦ 2 in plain English/language 3¦(simple)¦ 4¦(honest)¦ 5¦(emphasis)¦ 6¦(not beautiful)¦ 7 in plain clothes 8 (just) plain Mr/Mrs etc 9 be plain sailing 10 in plain sight …
48plain — I UK [pleɪn] / US adjective Word forms plain : adjective plain comparative plainer superlative plainest ** 1) easily seen or understood Hugh s message was short, but the meaning was plain enough. it is plain (that): It was plain that they knew… …
49Plain bearing — Crankshaft plain bearing shells A plain bearing, also known as a plane bearing[1] or a friction bearing[2] is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elem …
50plain — 1 /pleIn/ adjective 1 CLEAR very clear, and easy to understand or recognize; obvious (1): He spoke in Russian, but his message was plain enough. | it is plain (that): It was plain that management policies would have to change. | as plain as… …
