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1.
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
2.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
3.
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4.
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5.
the quantity contained in a plate
6.
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
7.
the thin under portion of the forequarter
8.
a main course served on a plate
a vegetable plate
the blue plate special
9.
any flat platelike body structure or part
10.
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11.
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
12.
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
13.
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
14.
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
15.
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
'plate' - used as a verb
16.
coat with a layer of metal
plate spoons with silver
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derived forms
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1. Plate / Plural
plates
2. Plate / Past
plated
3. Plate / Third Person
plates
4. Plate / Present Participle
plating
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