plane, planer, planing machine
(noun) a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
planer
comparative form of plane
planer (plural planers)
A woodworking tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
A large machine tool in which the workpiece is traversed linearly (by means of a reciprocating bed) beneath a single-point cutting tool. (Analogous to a shaper but larger and with the workpiece moving instead of the tool.) Planers can generate various shapes, but were most especially used to generate large, accurate flat surfaces. The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded by large milling machines.
(archaic, printing) A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.
• plane
• thickness planer
• replan
Source: Wiktionary
Plan"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a machine for planing wood or metals.
2. (Print.)
Definition: A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even. Hansard. Planer centers. See under Center.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
