plate

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.

2. 2noun

   Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.

3. 3noun

   Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.

4. 4noun

   Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold.

5. 5noun

   A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.

6. 6noun

   A piece of money, usually silver money.

7. 7noun

   A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.

8. 8noun

   A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.

9. 9noun

   That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.

10. 10noun

    A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.

11. 11noun

    A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.

12. 12noun

    A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.

13. 13noun

    A prize giving to the winner in a contest.

14. 14transitive verb

    To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.

15. 15transitive verb

    To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.

16. 16transitive verb

    To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.

17. 17transitive verb

    To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae.

18. 18transitive verb

    To calender; as, to plate paper.

19. 19noun

    a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

    Synonyms

    denture
20. 20noun

    (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
21. 21noun

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

22. 22noun

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

    Synonyms

    scaleshell
23. 23noun

    a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

24. 24noun

    a shallow receptacle for collection in church

25. 25noun

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

26. 26noun

    a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

27. 27noun

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

28. 28noun

    the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

29. 29noun

    any flat platelike body structure or part

30. 30noun

    a main course served on a plate

    "a vegetable plate"

    "the blue plate special"

31. 31noun

    the thin under portion of the forequarter

32. 32noun

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

33. 33noun

    the quantity contained in a plate

    Synonyms

    plateful
34. 34verb

    coat with a layer of metal

    "plate spoons with silver"