Plate is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PLATE in dictionary:

VERB:
• to cover with a thin layer of metal
• cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.
• cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength
• serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates
• score or cause to score (a run or runs)
• inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.
• To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.
• To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.
• To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
• To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae.
• To calender; as, to plate paper.
• coat with a layer of metal
• cover with a thin coating of gold, silver, or other metal
NOUN:
• a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served
• an amount of food on a plate
• a main course of a meal, served on one plate
• a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering
• a dish passed round a church congregation in order to collect donations of money
• a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown
• dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal
• a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition
• a race or competition in which a silver or gold dish or trophy is awarded
• a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine
• a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object
• a horizontal timber laid along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters.
• a light horseshoe for a racehorse.
• a thin, flat organic structure or formation
• a sheet of metal, plastic, or other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed
• a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book
• a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of camera.
• a complete denture or orthodontic appliance.
• a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell.
• the anode of a thermionic valve.
• shallow dish for holding food
• A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
• Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
• Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.
• Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold.
• A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.
• A piece of money, usually silver money.
• A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
• A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher\'s plates.
• That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
• A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.
• A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
• A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.
• A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
• a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
• a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
• dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
• the quantity contained in a plate
• a rigid layer of the Earth\'s crust that is believed to drift slowly
• the thin under portion of the forequarter
• a main course served on a plate
• any flat platelike body structure or part
• the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
• a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
• structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
• a shallow receptacle for collection in church
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
• each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.
• a thin piece of plastic moulded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to coat with a thin layer of metal

Words related to PLATE

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How to use PLATE in a sentence

• Madame Recamier at once sold her jewels and plate, and her fine hotel was offered for sale.
• I have never seen any one have so much on his plate and eat so little.
• The second, or negative, plate is covered with a thick sponge of lead.
• The only inconvenience is that the image does not lie in the best position on the plate when the point between the eyes occupies its centre.
• The woman who toasts the cakes, which is done on an iron plate suspended over the fire, is called the queen, or bride, and the rest are called her maidens.
• A clean iron plate is immersed in the solution to remove any trace of copper.
• The eye was delighted with a display of gold and silver plate.
• An occasional lone poplar tree developed in the mist as an object on a dry plate develops.
• It has truly been said that it would take a volume to describe all the methods that have been suggested for polishing the plate.
• Copies of this plate were supplied by Messrs Fischer of Jena.
• He now marched against the Marcomanni, but was defeated in a great battle, and, in order to provide a new army, sold the imperial plate and jewels.
• This example occurs near that shown in plate XLIX, and the floor of the chamber is raised about 2 feet above the bench from which it is entered.
• The piece of cloth shown in plate III probably served as a mantle or skirt and is 46 inches long by 24 wide.
• Remembering his weakness for pulling away from the plate, Ken threw Raymond two fast curves on the outside, and then a slow wide curve, far out.
• The general character of the ruin is shown in plate XLVII, which is from a photograph.
• The back is overlaid with a plate of silver cut in cruciform pattern.
• It smelled pretty good, but when I drew my knife across it to cut it in two, all the center was uncooked batter, which ran out upon my plate, and spoiled my supper.
• Sometimes he holds a plate, on which is a small dragon, in his left hand, while with his right he pours down the rain.

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