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plate

/ plate /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
coat with a layer of metal
"plate spoons with silver"
Type of:
coat surface
Kinds of:
tin silver nickel electroplate chrome
Derived:
plater plating metal plating
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 2
the quantity contained in a plate
Type of:
containerful
noun Sense 3
a rigid layer of the Earth''s crust that is believed to drift slowly
Type of:
crust Earth's crust
noun Sense 4
the thin under portion of the forequarter
Type of:
cut of beef
noun Sense 5
a main course served on a plate
"a vegetable plate"
"the blue plate special"
Type of:
entree main course
noun Sense 6
any flat platelike body structure or part
Type of:
structure anatomical structure complex body part
Kinds of:
operculum comb lamina
noun Sense 7
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
Type of:
anode
Has parts:
tube vacuum tube thermionic vacuum tube
noun Sense 8
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
Type of:
sheet flat solid
Kinds of:
quarter plate
noun Sense 9
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
Type of:
illustration
Kinds of:
fashion plate
noun Sense 10
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
Type of:
structural member
Kinds of:
wall plate
Has parts:
structure construction
noun Sense 11
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
Type of:
receptacle
noun Sense 12
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
Type of:
sheet flat solid
Kinds of:
baffle baffle board cylinder head damper disk
noun Sense 13
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Type of:
shield
Kinds of:
armor plate armour plate armor plating plate armor plate armour
noun Sense 14
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
Type of:
flatware
Kinds of:
dessert plate dinner plate paper plate salad plate salad bowl
noun Sense 15
the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
"a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"
"he plays behind the plate"
Type of:
position
Has parts:
baseball team
Derived:
catch grab take hold of
noun Sense 16
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Type of:
dental appliance
Kinds of:
bridge bridgework false teeth partial denture
noun Sense 17
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
Type of:
base bag
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

coat surface tin silver nickel electroplate chrome containerful crust Earth's crust cut of beef entree