plate synonyms

plate

n.

  1. Domestic utensils

    service, silver service, tea service; see silverware.

  2. A flat surface

    lamina, slice, stratum; see plane 1.

  3. A full-page illustration

    photograph, lithograph, etching, woodcut, electrotype, cut, engraving, mezzotint, photoengraving; see also illustration 2, picture 3.

  4. A flattish dish

    dinner plate, soup plate, salad plate, casserole, patera (Latin), dessert plate, platter, trencher; see also china, dish 1.

  5. Food served on a plate, sense 4

    helping, serving, course; see meal 2.

  6. *In baseball, the base immediately before the catcher

    home base, home plate, home; see base 5.

plate

v.

laminate, stratify, layer, scale, flake, overlay, gild, nickel, bronze, chrome, silver, enamel, encrust, platinize; see also cover 1.

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