plate

About 41.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

   I filled my plate from the bountiful table.

2. noun Such dishes collectively.

   A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.

3. noun The contents of such a dish.

   I ate a plate of beans.

4. noun A course at a meal.

   The meat plate was particularly tasty.

5. noun An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities

   With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.

6. noun A flat object of uniform thickness.

   The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.

7. noun Vehicle license plates, registration plates.

   He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.

8. noun A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.

Similar words

scale home catcher photographic plate shell collection plate home plate dish platter saucer

Often followed by

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Word family

plated platelike plates plating