PLATE
Scrabble letter values: P3L1A1T1E1 = 7
Definition
- verb coat with a layer of metal.
- noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands. — synonyms: home_plate, home_base, home
- noun a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
- noun a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
- noun dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
- noun the quantity contained in a plate. — synonyms: plateful
- noun a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly. — synonyms: crustal_plate
- noun the thin under portion of the forequarter.
- noun a main course served on a plate.
- noun any flat platelike body structure or part.
- noun the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
- noun a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded. — synonyms: photographic_plate
- noun structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
- noun a shallow receptacle for collection in church. — synonyms: collection_plate
- noun a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). — synonyms: scale, shell
- noun a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth. — synonyms: denture, dental_plate
Examples
- “plate spoons with silver”
- “it must be touched by a base runner in order to score”
- “he ruled that the runner failed to touch home”