noun
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
Synonyms
Examples
- they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
noun
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Synonyms
noun
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
noun
something planted secretly for discovery by another
Examples
- the police used a plant to trick the thieves
- he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant
verb
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Synonyms
Examples
- Let's plant flowers in the garden
verb
fix or set securely or deeply
Synonyms
Examples
- He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
- The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
Synonyms
Examples
- establish a new department
verb
place into a river
Examples
- plant fish
verb
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
Examples
- Plant a spy in Moscow
- plant bugs in the dissident's apartment
verb
put firmly in the mind
Synonyms
Examples
- Plant a thought in the students' minds