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noun(plate)(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Synonyms: home, home base, home plate,
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noun(plate)a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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noun(plate)a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
Synonyms: photographic plate,
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noun(plate)a shallow receptacle for collection in church
Synonyms: collection plate,
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noun(plate)a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Synonyms: dental plate, denture,
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noun(plate)a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
Synonyms: crustal plate,
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noun(plate)a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
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noun(plate)a main course served on a plate
Examples:
A vegetable plate.
The blue plate special.
The blue plate special.
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noun(plate)any flat platelike body structure or part
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noun(plate)a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
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verb(plate)coat with a layer of metal
Examples:
Plate spoons with silver.
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noun(plate)dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
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noun(plate)structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
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noun(plate)the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
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noun(plate)the thin under portion of the forequarter