SLATE
/sleɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 6
Definition
- verb designate or schedule.
- verb enter on a list or slate for an election.
- verb cover with slate.
- noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate.
- noun thin layers of rock used for roofing.
— synonyms: slating
- noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers.
- noun a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices.
— synonyms: ticket
Examples
- “Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.”
- “Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.”
- “The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.”
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