slates
noun(slate)
a piece of construction material (such as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding
slates
noun(slate)
a dense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (such as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage
slates
noun(slate)
a tablet (as of slate) used for writing on
slates
verb(slate)
to cover (something) with slate or a slatelike substance
slates
verb(slate)
to designate (someone or something) for a specified purpose or action occurring especially at a fixed time
slates
verb(slate)
to thrash or pummel severely
slates
verb(slate)
to criticize or censure severely