noun Download 🔗Share A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. Examples : "I filled my plate from the bountiful table." utensil food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Such dishes collectively. Examples : "The restaurant's plate of appetizers was very tempting. " utensil food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The contents of such a dish. Examples : "I ate a plate of beans." food utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A course at a meal. Examples : "The meat plate was particularly tasty." food utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities Examples : "With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate." plan business job work organization essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat metallic object of uniform thickness. Examples : "A clutch usually has two plates." material item utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vehicle license plate. Examples : "He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could." vehicle item sign essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc. Examples : "The taxi driver showed the metal plate to the police officer. " vehicle government traffic essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating Examples : "The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull." material technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A material covered with such a layer. Examples : "The workshop table was a metal plate covered with a smooth, dark gray paint. " material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A decorative or food service item coated with silver or gold. Examples : "The tea was served in the plate." material utensil item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine. Examples : "The weightlifter carefully placed the heavy plate on the barbell. " sport machine item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper. Examples : "We finished making the plates this morning." art technology writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An image or copy. Examples : "The artist made a plate of the famous city skyline. " art media essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages. Examples : "The textbook had a beautiful plate of the human heart, allowing students to easily visualize its structure. " art literature writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate. Examples : "The dentist fitted my grandmother with a new plate to replace her missing teeth. " medicine body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs. Examples : "The new bookcase's top plate is made of sturdy wood to support the heavy books. " architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A foot, from "plates of meat". Examples : "Sit down and give your plates a rest." body part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Home plate. Examples : "There was a close play at the plate." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tectonic plate. Examples : "The geologist explained that the movement of the Pacific plate is causing earthquakes in the region. " geology world geography nature environment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Plate armour. Examples : "He was confronted by two knights in full plate." military weapon wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles. Examples : "The lizard's skin had large, overlapping plates. " animal body biology part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank. Examples : "The car battery's lead plates were corroded, needing replacement. " technology electronics device element essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The anode of a vacuum tube. Examples : "Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying." electronics device part technology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes (from Spanish plata ("silver")). Examples : "The antique shop owner displayed a beautiful plate, a small silver coin from the 18th century. " material utensil value item asset essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. Examples : "The heraldry professor showed a plate of argent, a round, silver emblem on the shield. " heraldry color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prize given to the winner in a contest. Examples : "The student won the science fair and received a gold medal plate. " achievement sport entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic. Examples : "The teacher used a large, flat plastic plate to demonstrate the different shapes of the geometric figures. " material item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (travel industry) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code. Examples : "The airline agent used the metal plate to stamp the boarding pass with the airline's logo. " industry business service essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline. Examples : "The travel agent's plate allows her to book flights for American Airlines customers. " industry business job service essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture. Examples : "The car's VIN plate shows it was manufactured in 2018. " vehicle item sign essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal. Examples : "The butcher carefully separated the plate from the rest of the brisket. " food animal part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses. Examples : "The jockey carefully fitted the light plate to the racehorse's hoof before the race. " sport animal utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. Examples : "The furrier carefully arranged the plates of rabbit skin, ready to be sewn into a coat lining. " material wear industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material. Examples : "The hat's luxurious beaver plate added a touch of elegance to the otherwise simple felt body. " wear material industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A record, usually vinyl. Examples : "My grandfather has a large collection of jazz music on vinyl plates. " music sound media entertainment technology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal. Examples : "This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold." material technology industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving. Examples : "After preparation, the chef will plate the dish." food utensil service essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To score a run. Examples : "The single plated the runner from second base." sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To arm or defend with metal plates. Examples : "The knights plated their horses with steel to protect them in battle. " military material action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat into thin plates. Examples : "The blacksmith expertly plated the sheet of metal, shaping it into a beautiful, thin plate for the new trophy. " material process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of. Examples : "The travel agent plated the flight ticket for Delta Airlines. " industry business service essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet. Examples : "The stamp collector carefully plated the stamps, arranging them according to their position on the original sheet to complete the set. " stationery history essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used. Examples : "The philatelist carefully plated the stamp to determine which printing plate produced it. " history technical writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Precious metal, especially silver. Examples : "My grandmother's antique tea set includes a beautiful silver plate. " material value utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading