PLATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
   Synonym(s)
   • catcher (what does catcher mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
   • he plays behind the plate
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • grab (what does grab mean?)
   • take hold of (what does take hold of mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
   Synonym(s)
   • dental plate (what does dental plate mean?)
   • denture (what does denture mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dental appliance (what does dental appliance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
   • bridgework (what does bridgework mean?)
   • false teeth (what does false teeth mean?)
   • partial denture (what does partial denture mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
   • it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
   Synonym(s)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • home base (what does home base mean?)
   • home plate (what does home plate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • bag (what does bag mean?)
4. Meaning
   • dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flatware (what does flatware mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dessert plate (what does dessert plate mean?)
   • dinner plate (what does dinner plate mean?)
   • paper plate (what does paper plate mean?)
   • salad plate (what does salad plate mean?)
   • salad bowl (what does salad bowl mean?)
   • soup plate (what does soup plate mean?)
   • steel plate (what does steel plate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
   Synonym(s)
   • scale (what does scale mean?)
   • shell (what does shell mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shield (what does shield mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • armor plate (what does armor plate mean?)
   • armour plate (what does armour plate mean?)
   • armor plating (what does armor plating mean?)
   • plate armor (what does plate armor mean?)
   • plate armour (what does plate armour mean?)
   • horseshoe (what does horseshoe mean?)
   • shoe (what does shoe mean?)
   • shell plating (what does shell plating mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sheet (what does sheet mean?)
   • flat solid (what does flat solid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • baffle board (what does baffle board mean?)
   • cylinder head (what does cylinder head mean?)
   • damper (what does damper mean?)
   • disk (what does disk mean?)
   • disc (what does disc mean?)
   • engraving (what does engraving mean?)
   • escutcheon (what does escutcheon mean?)
   • fin keel (what does fin keel mean?)
   • fishplate (what does fishplate mean?)
   • gusset (what does gusset mean?)
   • gusset plate (what does gusset plate mean?)
   • lamella (what does lamella mean?)
   • license plate (what does license plate mean?)
   • numberplate (what does numberplate mean?)
   • L-plate (what does L-plate mean?)
   • nameplate (what does nameplate mean?)
   • plate iron (what does plate iron mean?)
   • platen (what does platen mean?)
   • pleximeter (what does pleximeter mean?)
   • plessimeter (what does plessimeter mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a shallow receptacle for collection in church
   Synonym(s)
   • collection plate (what does collection plate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • receptacle (what does receptacle mean?)
8. Meaning
   • structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structural member (what does structural member mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wall plate (what does wall plate mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • illustration (what does illustration mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fashion plate (what does fashion plate mean?)
10. Meaning
    • a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
    Synonym(s)
    • photographic plate (what does photographic plate mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sheet (what does sheet mean?)
    • flat solid (what does flat solid mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • quarter plate (what does quarter plate mean?)
11. Meaning
    • the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • anode (what does anode mean?)
12. Meaning
    • any flat platelike body structure or part
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • structure (what does structure mean?)
    • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
    • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
    • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
    • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • operculum (what does operculum mean?)
    • comb (what does comb mean?)
    • lamina (what does lamina mean?)
13. Meaning
    • a main course served on a plate
    Usage Example(s)
    • a vegetable plate
    • the blue plate special
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • entree (what does entree mean?)
    • main course (what does main course mean?)
14. Meaning
    • the thin under portion of the forequarter
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • cut of beef (what does cut of beef mean?)
15. Meaning
    • a rigid layer of the Earth’’s crust that is believed to drift slowly
    Synonym(s)
    • crustal plate (what does crustal plate mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • crust (what does crust mean?)
    • Earth’s crust (what does Earth’s crust mean?)
16. Meaning
    • the quantity contained in a plate
    Synonym(s)
    • plateful (what does plateful mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • containerful (what does containerful mean?)

PLATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • coat with a layer of metal
   Usage Example(s)
   • plate spoons with silver
   Hypernyms(s) plate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coat (what does coat mean?)
   • surface (what does surface mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tin (what does tin mean?)
   • tin (what does tin mean?)
   • silver (what does silver mean?)
   • nickel (what does nickel mean?)
   • electroplate (what does electroplate mean?)
   • chrome (what does chrome mean?)
   • chromium-plate (what does chromium-plate mean?)
   • goldplate (what does goldplate mean?)
   • gold-plate (what does gold-plate mean?)
   • gold plate (what does gold plate mean?)
   • silverplate (what does silverplate mean?)
   • silver-plate (what does silver-plate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
   • plater (what does plater mean?)
   • plating (what does plating mean?)
   • metal plating (what does metal plating mean?)
   • plating (what does plating mean?)