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plate
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- pronunciation:
- pleIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a flat, round dish from which food is served or eaten, or the food on such a dish.
I ate everything on my plate.He ordered a plate of beans to go with his steak.
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definition 2: |
objects made of gold, silver or other metals.
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definition 3: |
a thin sheet of a hard material, either natural or man-made.
Bony plates cover the animal's body.The battleship has steel plates to protect it.- similar words:
- lamina, leaf, sheet
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definition 4: |
an illustration or engraving in a book, often full-page and in color.
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definition 5: |
a flat piece of metal or other material that is engraved and used to make printed impressions, or the impression or picture made from this.
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definition 6: |
a support for artificial teeth; denture.
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definition 7: |
a tectonic plate, any of the several segments of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move in relation to one another causing such phenomena as continental drift and volcanic eruptions.
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definition 8: |
a license plate.
After they stole the car, the thieves changed its plates.
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related words: |
chart, die, dish, illustration |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
plates, plating, plated |
definition 1: |
to cover (metal) with a thin layer of gold, silver, platinum, or the like, usu. by chemical methods.
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definition 2: |
to place or arrange food on a plate before serving.
The chef demonstrated how to plate the salmon dish. |
related words: |
gild |
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derivation: |
platelike (adj.) |
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