plate
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1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | dental appliance, |
definition | : | a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bridge, bridgework, |
definition | : | a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | false teeth, |
definition | : | a removable denture (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | partial denture, |
definition | : | a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch (noun.artifact) |
2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | bag, base, |
definition | : | a place that the runner must touch before scoring (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
3. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | flatware, |
definition | : | tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dessert plate, |
definition | : | a small plate on which dessert can be served (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dinner plate, |
definition | : | a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | paper plate, |
definition | : | a disposable plate made of cardboard (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | salad bowl, salad plate, |
definition | : | a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | soup plate, |
definition | : | a deep plate with a wide rim (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | steel plate, |
definition | : | a plate of steel (noun.artifact) |
4. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | shield, |
definition | : | a protective covering or structure (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | horseshoe, shoe, |
definition | : | U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | shell plating, |
definition | : | the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship (noun.artifact) |
5. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | flat solid, sheet, |
definition | : | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | baffle, baffle board, |
definition | : | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cylinder head, |
definition | : | a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | damper, |
definition | : | a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | disc, disk, |
definition | : | a flat circular plate (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | engraving, |
definition | : | a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | escutcheon, |
definition | : | (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | fin keel, |
definition | : | a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | fishplate, |
definition | : | metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | grid, storage-battery grid, |
definition | : | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gusset, gusset plate, |
definition | : | a metal plate used to strengthen a joist (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lamella, |
definition | : | thin plate (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | license plate, numberplate, |
definition | : | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | l-plate, |
definition | : | a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | nameplate, |
definition | : | a plate bearing a name (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | plate iron, |
definition | : | a plate of iron (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | platen, |
definition | : | the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | plessimeter, pleximeter, |
definition | : | a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tap, |
definition | : | a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) (noun.artifact) |
6. a shallow receptacle for collection in church (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | receptacle, |
definition | : | a container that is used to put or keep things in (noun.artifact) |
7. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | structural member, |
definition | : | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | wall plate, |
definition | : | plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | construction, structure, |
definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
8. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | illustration, |
definition | : | a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | fashion plate, |
definition | : | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress (noun.artifact) |
9. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | flat solid, sheet, |
definition | : | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | quarter plate, |
definition | : | a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches (noun.artifact) |
10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | anode, |
definition | : | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
11. any flat platelike body structure or part (noun.body)
hyponym | : | operculum, |
definition | : | a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | comb, |
definition | : | ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | frill, |
definition | : | (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | lamina, |
definition | : | a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) (noun.body) |
12. a main course served on a plate (noun.food)
13. the thin under portion of the forequarter (noun.food)
hypernym | : | cut of beef, |
definition | : | cut of meat from beef cattle (noun.food) |
14. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly (noun.object)
15. the quantity contained in a plate (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | containerful, |
definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
16. coat with a layer of metal (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | coat, surface, |
definition | : | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | tin, |
definition | : | prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | tin, |
definition | : | plate with tin (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | silver, |
definition | : | coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | nickel, |
definition | : | plate with nickel (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | electroplate, |
definition | : | coat with metal by electrolysis (verb.contact) |
17. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth (noun.artifact)
18. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | plate, |
definition | : | coat with a layer of metal (verb.contact) |
19. coat with a layer of metal (verb.contact)
derivation | : | plating, |
definition | : | the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | plate, |
definition | : | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | metal plating, plating, |
definition | : | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | plater, |
definition | : | a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) (noun.person) |
20. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth (noun.artifact)
21. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | plate, |
definition | : | coat with a layer of metal (verb.contact) |
22. coat with a layer of metal (verb.contact)
derivation | : | plating, |
definition | : | the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | plate, |
definition | : | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | metal plating, plating, |
definition | : | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | plater, |
definition | : | a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) (noun.person) |
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