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Plate

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Noun

1. home, home base, home plate, plate

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

Example Sentences:
'he ruled that the runner failed to touch home'

2. plate

a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

3. plate

a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

4. plate

dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

5. plate, plateful

the quantity contained in a plate

6. crustal plate, plate

a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

7. plate

the thin under portion of the forequarter

8. plate

a main course served on a plate

Example Sentences:
'a vegetable plate'
'the blue plate special'

9. plate

any flat platelike body structure or part

10. plate

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

11. photographic plate, plate

a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

12. plate

structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

13. collection plate, plate

a shallow receptacle for collection in church

14. plate, scale, shell

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

15. dental plate, denture, plate

a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Verb

16. plate

coat with a layer of metal

Example Sentences:
'plate spoons with silver'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plate

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noun
1. 
a. 
a shallow usually circular dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc, on which food is served or from which food is eaten
b. 
(as modifier)
a plate rack
2. 
a. Also called: plateful
the contents of a plate or the amount a plate will hold
b. Australian and New Zealand
a plate of cakes, sandwiches, etc, brought by a guest to a party
everyone was asked to bring a plate
3. 
an entire course of a meal
a cold plate
4. 
any shallow or flat receptacle, esp for receiving a collection in church
5. 
flat metal of uniform thickness obtained by rolling, usually having a thickness greater than about three millimetres
6. 
a thin coating of metal usually on another metal, as produced by electrodeposition, chemical action, etc
7. 
metal or metalware that has been coated in this way, esp with gold or silver
Sheffield plate
8. 
dishes, cutlery, etc, made of gold or silver
9. 
a sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, etc, having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping, moulding, or photographic deposition
10. 
a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut, esp when appearing in a book
11. 
a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as metal or glass
12. 
armour made of overlapping or articulated pieces of thin metal
13. photography
a. 
a sheet of glass, or sometimes metal, coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light
b. 
(as modifier)
a plate camera
14. 
an orthodontic device, esp one used for straightening children's teeth
15.  an informal word for denture (sense 1)
16. anatomy
any flat platelike structure or part
17. 
a. 
a cup or trophy awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp a horse race
b. 
a race or contest for such a prize
18. 
any of the rigid layers of the earth's lithosphere of which there are believed to be at least 15
See also plate tectonics
19. electronics
a. mainly US
the anode in an electronic valve
b. 
an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor
20. 
a horizontal timber joist that supports rafters or studs
21. 
a light horseshoe for flat racing
22. 
a thin cut of beef from the brisket
23.  plate rail
24. Also called: Communion plate Roman Catholic Church
a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
25. archaic
a coin, esp one made of silver
26.  a full plate
27.  on a plate
28.  on one's plate
verb (transitive)
29. 
to coat (a surface, usually metal) with a thin layer of other metal by electrolysis, chemical reaction, etc
30. 
to cover with metal plates, as for protection
31. printing
to make a stereotype or electrotype from (type or another plate)
32. 
to form (metal) into plate, esp by rolling
33. 
to give a glossy finish to (paper) by calendering
34. 
to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium
noun
River Plate

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Plate

see synonyms of plate
noun
1. 
a smooth, flat, relatively thin piece of metal or other material
2. 
a sheet of metal made by beating, rolling, or casting
3. 
a. 
any of the thin sheets of metal, plastic, etc. used in one kind of armor (plate armor)
b. 
such armor
4. 
a. 
a thin, flat piece of metal on which an engraving is, or is to be, cut
b. 
an impression taken from the engraved metal
5. 
a print of a woodcut, lithograph, etc., esp. when used in a book
6. 
a full-page book illustration of any kind, printed on paper of a stock different from that of the text
7. 
a. 
dishes, utensils, etc. of silver or gold, collectively
b. 
metal dishes, utensils, etc., or any metallic ware, plated with gold or silver
8. 
a shallow dish, usually circular, from which food is eaten
9. 
plateful
10. 
the food in a dish; a course
a fruit plate
11. 
food and service for an individual at a meal
dinner at twenty dollars a plate
12. 
a dish or other container passed in churches, etc. for donations of money
13. 
a. 
a prize, orig. a gold or silver cup, given to the winner of a race or contest
b. 
a contest, esp. a horse race, for such a prize, rather than for stakes
: also called plate race
14. 
petri dish
15. 
a thin cut of beef from the forequarter, just below the short ribs
16.  Anatomy and Zoology
a thin layer, plate, or scale, as of bone or horny tissue; lamina; scute
17.  Architecture
a horizontal wooden girder that supports the trusses or rafters of a roof
18.  Baseball
home plate
19.  Dentistry
a. 
that part of an artificial denture which fits to the mouth and holds the teeth
b.  [often pl.]; Loosely
a full set of false teeth
20.  Electricity
anode (sense 1) anode (sense 2)
21.  Philately
the impression surface from which a sheet of postage stamps is printed
22.  Photography
a sheet of glass, metal, etc., coated with a film sensitive to light, upon which the image is formed
23.  Printing
a cast, to be printed from, made from a mold of set type or from a negative prepared as by photocomposition
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈplated or ˈplating
24. 
to overlay or coat with gold, silver, tin, etc. by a mechanical, chemical, or electrical process
25. 
to cover, as with metal plates for protection
26. 
to make a printing plate of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Plate

see synonyms of plate
n.
1. A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
2.
a. A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
b. A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
3.
a. A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine: a boiler plate.
b. A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.
c. A license plate: a car with Utah plates.
4.
a. A thin piece of metal used for armor.
b. Armor made of such pieces.
5. Printing
a. A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.
b. A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.
c. A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used for text pages.
6. Photography A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.
7. Dentistry A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.
8. Architecture In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member that bears a load, as of a roof or a wall.
9. Baseball Home plate.
10.
a. A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.
b. The contents of such a dish: ate a plate of spaghetti.
c. A whole course served on such a dish.
11. Service and food for one person at a meal: dinner at a set price per plate.
12. Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
13. A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.
14. Sports
a. A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.
b. A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.
15. A thin cut of beef from underneath the ribs, including the diaphragm muscle.
16. Biology
a. A thin flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.
b. A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.
17. Electricity
a. An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.
b. The anode in an electron tube.
18. Geology See tectonic plate.
19. Informal A schedule of matters to be dealt with: had a lot on my plate at work after vacation.
tr.v. plat·ed, plat·ing, plates
1. To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
2. To cover with armor plate: plate a warship.
3. Printing To make a stereotype or electrotype from.
4. To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
5. To arrange (food) on a plate, as for serving: "a choice of starters, entrées, and desserts plated just as they will appear when ordered" (John Edward Young).
6. Baseball To cause (a run) to be scored or (a runner) to cross home plate, as by a hit.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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