planed

Leveled with blade

Planed is the past tense of plane, meaning to smooth a surface with a woodworking tool called a plane: He planed the door until it fit the frame.

It also describes gliding or skimming across water: The boat planed across the lake at high speed.

Not to be confused with planned, which relates to making plans.

woodworking

shavings

Thin strips removed

joinery · woodgrain · sander · veneer · lumber · workbench · cabinetmaker · miter · bevel · rasp

aerodynamics

lift

Mechanism for vertical transport

  • dragResistance through fluid
  • thrustForceful forward motion
  • glideMove with effortless continuity

airspeed · turbulence · flaps · aileron · rudder · elevator · winglet · spoiler · slats · stall

Categories
Opposites
surface smoothness

planedrough

Uneven in surface

unplaned · rough-hewn · coarse · crude · unfinished

woodworking process

planedunplaned

Not smoothed flat

unsurfaced · unfinished · raw · unmilled · unworked

Phrases
Family

plane, planes, aeroplane, seaplane, aeroplanes, plane's, planing, biplane, planer

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G