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plate
- pronunciation:
- pleIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a flat, round dish from which food is served or eaten; the food on such a dish.
I couldn't finish everything on my plate.I ordered the special plate for lunch at the diner.
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| definition 2: |
a thin sheet of metal.
The battleship has steel plates to protect it. |
| definition 3: |
a drawing or picture in a book, often in color and covering an entire page.
I cut out several plates from my art book and hung them on the wall. |
| definition 4: |
a flat piece of metal or other material that is engraved and used to make printed copies; the copy or picture made from this.
The printers carefully arranged the plates to make copies of the print. |
| related words: |
chart, dish, illustration |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
plated, plates, plating |
| definition: |
to cover with a thin layer of gold, silver, or some other metal.
The jeweler plated an iron ring with gold so it would look shiny and beautiful. |
| related words: |
gild |
| derivation: |
platelike (adj.) |
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