plate

nouncountable and uncountableB1US /ˈpleɪ̯t/

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
Such dishes collectively.
The contents of such a dish.
A course at a meal.
An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilitiesfiguratively
A flat object of uniform thickness.
Vehicle license plates, registration plates.Australia, especially, metonymically, plural, plural only
A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
Plate armor.historical
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
A material covered with such a layer.
An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.dated
A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
An image or copy.
An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
A person's foot.Cockney, slang
Home plate.
A tectonic plate.
Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
The anode of a vacuum tube.
A prize given to the winner in a contest.
Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.dated
The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.Australia
One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
A record, usually vinyl.
trauma plate.
Any of the potential romantic or sexual partners with whom a person keeps in touch as part of plate spinning.slang
A Lego piece that is thin, 1/3 the height of a brick, and has studs on top.
Precious metal, especially silver.
A roundel of silver or argent.

Forms

plural: plates, numberplates
other spelling: numberplate

Example sentences455 results

The waiter brought a new plate.

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It's fine to make grandiose plans, but I'd like you to start with what you have on your plate.

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