| NOUN | substance | plank, board | a stout length of sawn timber |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | plank | an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party | |
| VERB | contact | plank, plank over | cover with planks |
| contact | plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | |
| consumption | plank | cook and serve on a plank |
| Sounds | plae'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | antitank ... yank / Yank: 28 rhymes with aengk... | |
| Meaning | A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. | |
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| Synonym | board | |
| Parts | knot | A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged |
| knothole | A hole in a board where a knot came out | |
| Narrower | chipboard, hardboard | A cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin |
| deal | A plank of softwood (fir or pine / pine board) | |
| matchboard | A board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor) | |
| skid | One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects | |
| wale, strake | Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship | |
| Broader | lumber, timber | The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material |
| Spanish | tabla, tablero, tablón | |
| Catalan | post, taula, tauler | |
| Verbs | plank | cook and serve on a plank |
| plank | cover with planks | |
| Meaning | An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party. | |
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| Part of | platform, political platform, political program, program | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party |
| Broader | policy | A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government |
| Spanish | artículo | |
| Meaning | Cover with planks. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The streets were planked" | |
| Synonym | plank over | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | entablar | |
| Catalan | empostar, empostissar | |
| Nouns | plank | a stout length of sawn timber |
| planking | the work of covering an area with planks | |
| planking | (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) | |
| Meaning | Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
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| Synonyms | flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump | |
| Broader | set down, put down, place down | Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place |
| Spanish | entablar | |
| Meaning | cook and serve on a plank. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Broader | serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish | Provide (usually but not necessarily food) |
| Nouns | plank | a stout length of sawn timber |
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