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plate [n]

1)	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

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flat_solid baffle cylinder_head damper disc engraving escutcheon fin_keel fishplate gusset lamella license_plate l-plate nameplate plate_iron platen plessimeter tap

2)	(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"

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home home_base home_plate

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bag ball

3)	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

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illustration fashion_plate

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

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5)	the quantity contained in a plate

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plateful

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containerful

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

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crustal_plate

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crust

7)	the thin under portion of the forequarter

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cut_of_beef

8)	a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"

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entree

9)	any flat platelike body structure or part

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10)

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

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anode electron_tube

11)

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

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photographic_plate

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flat_solid quarter_plate

12)

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

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13)

a shallow receptacle for collection in church

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collection_plate

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receptacle

14)

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

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scale shell

15)

a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

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dental_plate denture

16)

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"

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catcher

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position baseball_team catch

plate [v]

1)	coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

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coat plater metal_plating plating tin tin silver nickel electroplate chrome gold-plate silver-plate

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