PLATE

/pleɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb coat with a layer of metal.
  2. noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands. — synonyms: home_plate, home_base, home
  3. noun a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
  4. noun a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
  5. noun dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
  6. noun the quantity contained in a plate. — synonyms: plateful
  7. noun a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly. — synonyms: crustal_plate
  8. noun the thin under portion of the forequarter.
  9. noun a main course served on a plate.
  10. noun any flat platelike body structure or part.
  11. noun the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
  12. noun a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded. — synonyms: photographic_plate
  13. noun structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
  14. noun a shallow receptacle for collection in church. — synonyms: collection_plate
  15. noun a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). — synonyms: scale, shell
  16. noun a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth. — synonyms: denture, dental_plate

Examples

  • “I filled my plate from the bountiful table.”
  • “I ate a plate of beans.”
  • “The meat plate was particularly tasty.”

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