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plate

nounverb /pleɪt/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

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any flat platelike body structure or part

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a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

verb

coat with a layer of metal

“plate spoons with silver”

noun

dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

noun

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

noun

the thin under portion of the forequarter

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a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

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a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

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a shallow receptacle for collection in church

noun

the quantity contained in a plate

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