noun
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
Synonyms
home plate
home base
home
Examples
- it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
noun
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
noun
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
noun
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
noun
the quantity contained in a plate
Synonyms
noun
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
Synonyms
crustal plate
noun
the thin under portion of the forequarter
noun
a main course served on a plate
Examples
- a vegetable plate
- the blue plate special
noun
any flat platelike body structure or part
noun
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
noun
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
Synonyms
photographic plate
noun
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
noun
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
Synonyms
collection plate
noun
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Synonyms
noun
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Synonyms
verb
coat with a layer of metal
Examples
- plate spoons with silver