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plate

/ˈpleɪ̯t/noun, verb1 syllable

Plate means: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score.

Synonyms for plate11

noun, as in (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

home plate, home base, home

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

scale, shell

noun, as in a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

denture, dental plate

noun, as in the quantity contained in a plate

plateful

noun, as in a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

crustal plate

noun, as in a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

photographic plate

noun, as in a shallow receptacle for collection in church

collection plate

What does plate mean?16

noun

1

(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”

2

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

3

a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

4

the quantity contained in a plate

5

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

6

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

7

a shallow receptacle for collection in church

8

a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

9

a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

10

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

11

the thin under portion of the forequarter

12

a main course served on a plate“a vegetable plate”

13

any flat platelike body structure or part

14

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

15

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

verb

1

coat with a layer of metal“plate spoons with silver”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plate?44

three syllables

interstate
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All 44 rhymes for plate, grouped by syllable

Plate in a sentence

  • On the table, there was a plate with three fried eggs on it.CK
  • On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.CK
  • On the table there's a plate, a fork, and a knife.theupandup
  • Let us repeat: cup, plate, knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon.MarijnKp
  • On the plate there is a piece of chicken, a potato and some peas.sharris123
  • Every time he ate, he left little specks of couscous in his plate.Amastan
  • Eat everything on your plate, or you won't get any dessert.CK
  • A plate can't absorb water, but a sponge can.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of plate

as a noun

plural
plates

as a verb

past tense
plated
present participle
plating
third-person singular
plates
past participle
plated