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plate [n]
 
1)a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
    Synonyms :
    See Also: 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"
    Synonyms :home home_base home_plate 
    See Also: bag  ball 
 
3)a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: illustration  fashion_plate 
 
4)dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
    Synonyms :
    See Also: flatware  dessert_plate  dinner_plate  paper_plate  salad_bowl  soup_plate  steel_plate 
 
5)the quantity contained in a plate
    Synonyms :plateful 
    See Also: containerful 
 
6)a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
    Synonyms :crustal_plate 
    See Also: crust 
 
7)the thin under portion of the forequarter
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cut_of_beef 
 
8)a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: entree 
 
9)any flat platelike body structure or part
    Synonyms :
    See Also: anatomical_structure  operculum  comb  lamina 
 
10)the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
    Synonyms :
    See Also: anode  electron_tube 
 
11)a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
    Synonyms :photographic_plate 
    See Also: flat_solid  quarter_plate 
 
12)structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
    Synonyms :
    See Also: structural_member  construction  wall_plate 
 
13)a shallow receptacle for collection in church
    Synonyms :collection_plate 
    See Also: receptacle 
 
14)a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
    Synonyms :scale shell 
    See Also: shield  armor_plate  horseshoe  shell_plating 
 
15)a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
    Synonyms :dental_plate denture 
    See Also: dental_appliance  bridge  false_teeth  partial_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"
    Synonyms :catcher 
    See Also: position  baseball_team  catch 
 
plate [v]
 
1)coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: coat  plater  metal_plating  plating  tin  tin  silver  nickel  electroplate  chrome  gold-plate  silver-plate 
 




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