Definition of plants

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • plants is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • plants is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • plants is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of plants


  • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. flora
    2. plant life
  • put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground (verb)

    Examples

    1. Let's plant flowers in the garden

    Synonyms

    1. set
  • put firmly in the mind (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. implant
  • buildings for carrying on industrial labor (noun)

    Examples

    1. they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles

    Synonyms

    1. industrial plant
    2. works
  • fix or set securely or deeply (verb)

    Examples

    1. He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
    2. The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

    Synonyms

    1. embed
    2. engraft
    3. imbed
    4. implant
  • set up or lay the groundwork for (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. constitute
    2. establish
    3. found
    4. institute
  • an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience (noun)
  • place into a river (verb)

    Examples

    1. plant fish
  • place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive (verb)

    Examples

    1. plant bugs in the dissident's apartment
  • something planted secretly for discovery by another (noun)

    Examples

    1. the police used a plant to trick the thieves
    2. he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant

See definition of plants in Merriam Webster