plate
- noun
- /pleɪt/
- She served the spaghetti on a plate decorated with colorful patterns.
- a dinner plate
- plates and cups
- plastic plates
OK, You may remove the cloche from plate number one.
- OK, You may remove the cloche from plate number one.
- I'll tell you what I don't like sitting with a plate on my lap, OK.
- Do I place the Queen's cheese back on the plate or not?
- They're magnetic to the plate bon appetit.
- I could honestly buy plates and kitchenware every day.
- No one play away just that broken plate and just like that we'll be back.
Examples
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The table is filled with plates and coffee cups and the debris of dirty dishes.
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The blonde girl smacked down a white china plate in front of me.
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I look at the plate on my kitchen table.
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I can almost hold the whole plate up if I pull it fast.
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Just put something on a plate.
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I'm going to get the plate ready.
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And I would bring a plate of soup to my grandma.
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Only once the pancakes have been transferred to your plate.
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I got some milk and the kitten licked the plate clean.
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I started to unload the dishwasher, taking out the plates and stacking them on the cabinet shelf.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A large flat shallow dish for serving food
A plate made of paper or thin cardboard that you throw away after use
A large plate for the main part of a meal
A small plate for one person's salad
A small plate for eating dessert after a meal
A piece of tableware or object of ordinary metal covered with a thin layer of gold
A deep plate with a wide rim used for serving soup
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
A shallow dish used long ago for holding or serving food
A plate placed under another plate or bowl to protect the table and make it look nicer
Idioms
- Informal
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
Compounds
- Jargon
A flat rubber base with five sides that a batter stands over and runners touch to score
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
- Specialized
Theory that Earth's outer layer is split into large moving plates that cause earthquakes and mountains
- Archaic
A flat sheet of glass or metal covered with a material that reacts to light to record pictures
- Specialized
A small removable piece of plastic that fits on the roof of the mouth to help the teeth or jaw
- Specialized
A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions
- Archaic
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
- Specialized
A thin layer of gold put on the surface of another material for decoration or protection
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
- Archaic
A way to make photographs on glass plates with a thin light-sensitive layer
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
A metal or plastic strip fixed to the bottom of a door to protect it from scuff marks
- Specialized
A removable panel at the bottom of an appliance or door that protects it and gives access to parts inside
- Jargon
A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner
- Specialized
A scientific idea that Earth's outer layer of rock moves in large plates and causes earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains
- Specialized
A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
- Specialized
Plates of thick steel that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
- Specialized
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
- Specialized
A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it
- Baby Talk
A children's game where a plate is spun and the named player must catch it or do a silly task
- Jargon
A small metal plate climbers use to hold and slow a rope when lowering or belaying someone
- Specialized
A machine with a flat plate that vibrates and makes soil, sand, or gravel firm
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plate comes from an old French word plat meaning 'flat', the same idea as our English word 'flat'. So a plate is simply a flat dish used for food.