Word Meanings - PLANISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense, toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.

• Lightman
  A man who carries or takes care of a light.
• Planetule
  A little planet.
• Smoothness
  Quality or state of being smooth.
• LIGHTBOAT
  Light-ship.
• PLANETABLE
  See under Plane, a.
• Hammerkop
  A bird of the Heron family; the umber.
• Lightermen
  of Lighterman
• Lighterman
  A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.
• Light-minded
  Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
• Plane-parallel
  Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a piece of glass.
• Smooth-spoken
  Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
• LIGHTFINGERED
  Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. Fuller.
• PLANETICPLANETICAL
  Of or pertaining to planets. Sir T. Browne.
• Hammer-less
  Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.
• Light-fingered
  Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
• Lightness
  The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
• Polished
  of Polish

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