Could someone define these words for me?

Question

I need the definition of the terms "platform" and "plank"

and can I have all the definitions you can find of them?

Please and Thank You.

Answer 1

go to dictionary.com

Answer 2

Platform:



1. Plan or design.

2. A declaration of the principles on which a group of persons stands; especially, a declaration of principles and policies adopted by a political party or a candidate.

3. (a) A raised horizontal flat surface; especially a raised flooring (b) A device or structure incorporating or providing a platform; especially such a structure on legs used for offshore drilling (as for oil)

4. A place or opportunity for public discussion.

5. A usually thick layer (as of cork) between the inner sole and outer sole of a shoe.

5. A vehicle (as a satellite or aircraft) used for a particular purpose or to carry a usually specified kind of equipment.

6. Operating System; also the computer architecture and equipment using a particular operating system.



Plank (noun):



1. A heavy thick board; especially one that is 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) thick and at least 8 inches (20 centimeters) wide.

2. An article in the platform of a political party.

3. A principal item of a policy or program.



Plank (transitive verb):

1. To cover, build, or floor with planks.

2. To set down forcefully, usually used with down.

3. To cook and serve on a board .

Answer 3

Platform: The collection of planks on which you stand.

Answer 4

platform, a horizontal surface or structure raised above the level surrounding area, raised floor opentrance area, landing in a flight of stairs, set of principles/plan,a place for public dixcussion fourm, a deck like construction, stage, dais, rostrum, pulpit plank=split plat piece of wood, a political issue, high wooden fence, a stupid person.

Answer 5

platform-

Synonyms: belvedere, dais, floor, podium, pulpit, rostrum, scaffold, scaffolding, skidway, staging, table, terrace.



platform, to do with political party-

Synonyms:manifesto, objectives, party line*, plank, policy, principle, program, promise, soapbox*, stump*, tenets.



Space platform-

Synonyms: launching base, space airport, space dock, space laboratory, space observatory, spaceport, space station.

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plank

n.

A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.

Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.

A foundation; a support.

One of the articles of a political platform.

Answer 6

Too numerous to list:



http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/platform



http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/plank

Answer 7

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Answer 8

What? Are you Whack? The time you spend on here. Get a dictionary. Idiot.