SLATE

/sleɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 6

Definition

  1. verb designate or schedule.
  2. verb enter on a list or slate for an election.
  3. verb cover with slate.
  4. noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate.
  5. noun thin layers of rock used for roofing. — synonyms: slating
  6. noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers.
  7. 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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