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Noun A flat dish from which food is served or eaten. (uncountable) Such dishes collectively. The contents of such a dish. A course at a meal. (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities A flat metallic object of uniform thickness. A vehicle license plate. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating A material covered with such a layer. (dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver. (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine. (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper. (printing, photography) An image or copy. (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages. (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate. (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs. (Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat". (baseball) Home plate. (geology) A tectonic plate. (historical) Plate armour. (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles. (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank. (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube. (obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin. (heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. A prize given to the winner in a contest. (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic. (aviation, travel industry, dated) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code. (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline. (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture. One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal. A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses. (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material. (music) A record, usually vinyl. Verb To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving. (baseball) To score a run. (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of. Noun Precious metal, especially silver. Find more words! 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