plate


Meanings

  • (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;
    • "a vegetable plate"
    • "the blue plate special"
  • 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
  • coat with a layer of metal;
    • "plate spoons with silver"
  • PLATE v PLATED, PLATING, PLATES to coat with a thin layer of metal


Scrabble Score: 7

plate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

plate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

plate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

plate is a valid Words With Friends word