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plate > 17 senses
NOUN1plateA sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
2plate, home plate, home base, home(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
3plateA full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4plateDish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5plate, platefulThe quantity contained in a plate
6plate, crustal plateA rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
7plateThe thin under portion of the forequarter
8plateA main course served on a plate
9plateAny flat platelike body structure or part
10plateThe positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11plate, photographic plateA flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
12plateStructural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
13plate, collection plateA shallow receptacle for collection in church
14plate, scale, shellA metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
15plate, denture, dental plateA dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
16plate, catcherThe position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
VERB1plateCoat with a layer of metal
plate > pronunciation
Soundspley't
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plate > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
Narrowerbaffle, baffle board; cylinder head; damper; disk, disc; engraving; escutcheon; fin keel; fishplate; gusset, gusset plate; lamella; license plate, numberplate; L-plate; nameplate; plate iron; platen; pleximeter, plessimeter; tap
Broadersheet, flat solid
Verbsplate
plate > noun 2, artifact
Meaning(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands. It must be touched by a base runner in order to score.
Synonymshome plate, home base, home
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ball
Broaderbase, bag
plate > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
Narrowerfashion plate
Broaderillustration
plate > noun 4, artifact
MeaningDish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
Narrowerdessert plate; dinner plate; paper plate; salad plate, salad bowl; soup plate; steel plate
Broaderflatware
plate > noun 5, quantity
MeaningThe quantity contained in a plate.
Synonymsplateful
Broadercontainerful
plate > noun 6, object
MeaningA rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
Synonymscrustal plate
Broadercrust, Earth's crust
plate > noun 7, food
MeaningThe thin under portion of the forequarter.
Broadercut of beef
plate > noun 8, food
MeaningA main course served on a plate.
Examples"a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
Broaderentree, main course
plate > noun 9, body
MeaningAny flat platelike body structure or part.
Narroweroperculum; comb; lamina
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
plate > noun 10, artifact
MeaningThe positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
Part oftube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
Broaderanode
plate > noun 11, artifact
MeaningA flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded.
Synonymsphotographic plate
Narrowerquarter plate
Broadersheet, flat solid
plate > noun 12, artifact
MeaningStructural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
Part ofstructure, construction
Narrowerwall plate
Broaderstructural member
plate > noun 13, artifact
MeaningA shallow receptacle for collection in church.
Synonymscollection plate
Broaderreceptacle
plate > noun 14, artifact
MeaningA metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).
Synonymsscale, shell
Narrowerarmor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour; horseshoe, shoe; shell plating
Broadershield
plate > noun 15, artifact
MeaningA dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth.
Synonymsdenture, dental plate
Narrowerbridge, bridgework; false teeth; partial denture
Broaderdental appliance
plate > noun 16, act
MeaningThe position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws.
Examples"he plays behind the plate"
Synonymscatcher
Member ofbaseball team
Broaderposition
plate > verb, contact
MeaningCoat with a layer of metal.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"plate spoons with silver"
Narrowertin; tin; silver; nickel; electroplate; chrome, chromium-plate; goldplate, gold-plate, gold plate; silverplate, silver-plate
Broadercoat, surface
Nounsplating; plating; plate; plater

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