planks

Meaning of planks

plural noun
  1. a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.
  2. a fundamental point of a political or other programme.
    the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters
  3. a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles, in which one performs a press-up and holds the raised position for a set period of time.
    the session usually include a lot of core work, lunges, planks, and squats
  4. a stupid person.
verb, 3rd person present
  1. make, provide, or cover with planks.
    the ship was planked with teak
  2. put or set (something) down forcefully or abruptly.
    Ned planked the glasses in front of him
  3. hide (something).
    he had planked £1,000 under the mattress

Middle English: from Old Northern French planke, from late Latin planca ‘board’, feminine (used as a noun) of plancus ‘flat-footed’.

Information about planks

  • The singular form of planks is: plank.
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Hyphenation of planks

planks

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • planks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

planks synonyms

Meaning a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes:

board

Meaning a long plank making up part of a wooden floor in a building:

floorboard

Meaning a long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal used to support the roof or floor of a building:

beam

Meaning a wooden beam or board used in building a house or ship:

timber

Meaning a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure:

stave

Meaning an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context:

deal

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