1.extensive tract of level open land;
they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
2.a basic knitting stitch
3.clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
4.not elaborate or elaborated; simple;
plain food
5.lacking patterns especially in color
6.not mixed with extraneous elements;
plain water
7.free from any effort to soften to disguise;
the plain and unvarnished truth
8.lacking embellishment or ornamentation;
a plain hair style
9.lacking stylistic embellishment;
a literal description
10.comprehensible to the general public;
written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language
11.lacking in physical beauty or proportion;
a homely child
12.unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');
the answer is obviously wrong
1.express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
My mother complains all day