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plant

plant

980 4.8
A building or group of buildings where goods are made
  • noun
  • /plænt/
: planta
  • I worked on a number of projects, including a new olefins plant under the European contractor Technip.
  • power plant
  • nuclear plant
  • manufacturing plant

A long time ago in a fabrication plant far, far away.

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Examples

  • Why is the licensing of this plant important to California?

  • Sayle has a manufacturing plant in Cornwall.

  • Employees described holding multiple types of jobs at the plant and being moved where they were needed.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Students can learn about the number of nuclear power plants in operation and their capacity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Just six months into full-scale operation, the plant has eight employees working seven days a week.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The problem began with the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in West Virginia.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You have a waste-processing plant next to a recreation area.

  • Look, there's a chemical plant.

  • And these so-called new clean coal plants don't come cheaply.

  • Foxconn plans to build a new manufacturing plant in America, which will create thousands of jobs.

Synonyms

factory
vsplant
720 1.0

A building where people make goods using machines

is broader, applying to any industrial building not only goods making
mill
vsplant
184 2.3

A building where things are made or raw materials are processed

is broader, applying to various industrial processes beyond raw material work
installation
vsplant
  • Specialized
65 4.6

A building used for a particular service like a factory or base

is broader, referring to any industrial building housing manufacturing processes
works
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  • UK
64 3.9

A large place with buildings and machines where materials are made or treated

is narrower, focusing on manufacturing processes rather than all large operations
12 3.2

A large factory where goods are made using machines

covers industrial buildings of any scale used for processes
assembly plant
vsplant
  • Specialized
10 3.2

A factory where parts are put together to make a product

is more general, covering buildings for any industrial process not only part joining
3 3.5

A group of buildings where goods are made with machines

is the general term for any building where processes are carried out

Idioms

1 5.9

To make someone begin to feel unsure about something

Compounds

192 2.9

A place where electricity is made for homes and businesses

chemical plant
  • Specialized
27 3.6

A factory that makes chemicals in large amounts

18 2.8

All the plants that live in a particular place, like trees and flowers

A large factory where goods are made using machines

gas plant
  • Specialized
11 4.1

A place where natural gas is prepared and sent to customers

assembly plant
  • Specialized
10 3.2

A factory where parts are put together to make a product

A way of eating mostly vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and beans

8 2.8

A green plant people grow in a pot indoors to make a room look nicer

7 3.2

A factory that kills and packs animals to sell as meat

6 2.8

A substance added to soil or water to feed plants and help them grow

A place where electricity is made and sent to homes and businesses

6 4.6

A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there

5 3.7

A factory where steel is made from iron and other materials

5 1.0

A plant that grows red round fruits people eat

A plant that makes flowers and has seeds inside a fruit

Parts of trees and other green growing things like leaves, stems or roots

A factory where workers put drinks into bottles and seal them for sale

A group of buildings where goods are made with machines

A place where old paper, glass, and plastic are cleaned and made ready to be used again

plant cell
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside

A plant that can be deadly if you touch it or eat it

A plant with a deep tube of liquid that traps and digests insects

tobacco plant
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A plant grown for its leaves that are dried and made into cigarettes or cigars

plant kingdom
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A group of living things that includes mosses, ferns, and trees

coca plant
  • NSFW
2 7.0

A South American shrub with leaves that people chew and that contain cocaine

A plant that grows in or near water, like a water lily

1 3.5

Eating mainly plants

A plant that eats insects and small animals to get food

1 1.0

A plant people grow outside near their house for flowers or food

1 2.1

A bushy plant that produces white round pods with soft fibers used for cloth

plant tissue
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Parts inside a plant made of cells with different jobs

1 3.6

A plant with long narrow leaves and small white or pink flowers often grown indoors

1 3.6

A plant that can live with very little water, for example a cactus

heating plant
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A system in a building that makes warm air and sends it to rooms

plant disease
  • Specialized
1 2.3

A sickness that harms plants, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses

1 7.0

A small insect like an aphid that sucks juices from plants

woody plant
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A plant with hard stems, like a tree or shrub

Something made from plants used for food, cloth, or medicine

The part of a company that builds, maintains, and looks after its buildings and machines

1 1.0

A small garden plant with white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds

1 3.1

Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber

1 1.4

A plant that produces beans you can eat

herbaceous plant
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A plant without a woody stem that dies back each year

1 3.2

A plant that makes seeds to grow new plants

1 6.0

A small bright insect that feeds on the juice inside plants

plant family
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A group of related plants with similar flowers and leaves

bedding plant
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A plant grown to put in a flowerbed for seasonal garden displays

vascular plant
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A plant with special tubes that carry water and nutrients, like ferns or trees

air plant
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A plant that needs no soil, takes water and food from air and rain, lives on other plants without harm

belladonna plant
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A poisonous plant with bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries used to make atropine

1 7.0

A low plant with thick leaves that look covered in tiny shiny hairs like ice

1 3.5

Long thin parts of plants used to make cloth, rope and to help the body use food when eaten

disposal plant
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A place where dirty water and other waste are cleaned and made safe

1 2.2

A plant that lives in water, attached to the bottom or floating

A person who studies how plants grow and live

A plant people grow for food or decoration

plant toxin
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A poison made by a plant that can harm people or animals

A plant that makes beans used for food and oil

plant hormone
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A natural chemical in plants that controls their growth and responses

parasitic plant
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A plant that lives on another plant and takes its food from it

nightshade plant
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A plant in the potato and tomato family that can be dangerous to eat

An indoor plant with large dark leaves that can make your tongue and throat swell if eaten

A plant that keeps green leaves all year like a pine or holly

A plant with a large edible flower head that is grown for food

A plant that loses its leaves each year in autumn

A tropical plant with pitcher-shaped leaves that trap and digest insects

A material that comes from plants, like leaves, roots, or oils

1 8.4

A large plant with thick, sword-shaped leaves and a tall flower stalk

1 3.9

A plant that grows in soft wet ground like a reed or cattail

1 3.9

A houseplant with long, stiff leaves that grow upright

A tropical plant whose leaves fold when touched or at night

1 6.2

A plant that grows in very wet, soft ground like bogs and marshes and can live in poor soil

1 1.0

A plant with a round bulb you can eat and long hollow leaves

How Big

plant
980 4.8
factory
720 1.0
workshop
67 2.3

Surface Forms

plant singular
plants plural

Etymology

Plant used for a factory comes from the idea of a plantation or place where people put things to grow. So a factory is called a plant because it is a place set up to make and 'grow' products.