slate
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5.7
- noun
- /sleɪt/
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- The contractor used durable slate for the new roof to withstand harsh weather conditions.
- pieces of slate
Just like sitting in my old house with a cold slate floor.
- Just like sitting in my old house with a cold slate floor.
Examples
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The classroom had slate boards for students to practice their writing skills during lessons.
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All went well until the slate roof released a rush of snow.
Fiction book (1991) -
The door and the roof were made of slate, all dotted with lichen.
Fiction book (1991) -
Outside, fat snow flakes are falling on slate roofs and granite walls.
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One unique find was a four-inch-long T-shaped slate knife uncovered by Costopoulos near a semisubterranean dwelling.
Academic text (2010) -
The breezy outdoor rink, roofed in green slate with walls of white-painted lattice, was crowded.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many houses in the area feature traditional slate roofs that complement the historical architecture.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flat thin piece of hard material used to cover floors, walls, or roofs
57
5.7
A rock made from clay that splits into thin flat layers
50
1.8
A flat pad of paper used for writing or drawing
22
5.2
A thin flat piece of wood or slate used to cover a roof
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3.4
A thin flat or curved piece used to cover the top of a house and keep out rain
Thin flat pieces of rock used to cover a roof
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A thin stick of soft stone that people use to write on a slate in old classrooms
A group of people who regularly put money into a shared fund and get it before Christmas
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slate comes from an old English word slæt meaning 'flat stone' that splits into thin sheets, which is why we use the same word for the rock and the dark tiles on roofs.