Meaning of 'plate'

noun

a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Synonyms: denture

noun

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands

Synonyms: home

noun

dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Synonyms: scale

noun

a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

noun

a shallow receptacle for collection in church

Synonyms: collection plate

noun

structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

noun

a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

noun

a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

Synonyms: photographic plate

noun

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

noun

any flat platelike body structure or part

noun

a main course served on a plate

Example: "a vegetable plate"

noun

the thin under portion of the forequarter

noun

a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

Synonyms: crustal plate

noun

the quantity contained in a plate

Synonyms: plateful

verb

coat with a layer of metal

Example: "plate spoons with silver"