plate
245
1.0
- noun
- /pleɪt/
:
plato
- Would you be a dear and fetch a plate of crisps for us?
- plates of food
- a full plate
- fill a plate
They living off the crumbs that fall off your plate in real life.
- They living off the crumbs that fall off your plate in real life.
- It's not just about sticking more lentils on your plate and taking away meat.
- You can't cry about what's on your plate when your whole goal was to eat.
- Campbell settled down in front of the TV with a plate of hot dogs and Pickles.
- So you have on your plate three different breads.
- I have so much fucking shit on my plate in front of me, like day-to-day.
- There's also an absolute portion on this plate of starch.
- I'm like, no, I, I got enough on my plate to be worried about Instagram.
- So you are this type of person who you will fill your plate up as much as you can.
- Everybody should have their the right to to, to a plate, the food to live in peace.
- He was there just with a big plate of testicles.
Examples
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Much to my surprise, he looked up from his plate and said, "Absolutely."
Academic text (1993) -
You have to finish your plate, everything you have there.
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Do we have enough room on our plate for one or two more things?
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We just got the plate of food.
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"Who was it?" Mother asked, as I set a plate of food down in front of her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Let's go in the office, I'll make you a plate.
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A plate of scrambled eggs?
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"We've just finished eating, but I can fix you a plate if you're hungry."
Fiction book (1991) -
From under the dirty dishes in the sink, I grabbed a plate of cold fettuccine.
Fiction book (1991) -
Would you be a dear and fetch a plate of crisps for us?
Synonyms
104
1.0
An amount of food or drink for one person at a meal
82
1.0
An amount of food served to one person
61
1.3
An amount of food or drink served to one person
2
2.3
A plate filled with food
Idioms
- Informal
32
4.6
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
Compounds
- Jargon
20
3.6
A flat rubber base with five sides that a batter stands over and runners touch to score
15
3.4
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
- Specialized
5
3.9
Theory that Earth's outer layer is split into large moving plates that cause earthquakes and mountains
- Archaic
3
6.8
A flat sheet of glass or metal covered with a material that reacts to light to record pictures
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small removable piece of plastic that fits on the roof of the mouth to help the teeth or jaw
- Specialized
1
4.9
A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions
- Archaic
1
8.4
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
- Specialized
1
3.9
A thin layer of gold put on the surface of another material for decoration or protection
1
3.1
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
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Etymology
Plate also came to mean the amount of food on that flat dish, because people often talk about what is 'on the plate'. That's why saying 'a plate of food' means that quantity of food.