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What does slate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word slate? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
Noun
  1. (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
  2. (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
  3. (countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by younger children for writing practice in schools.
  4. (countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
  5. (countable) A record of money owed.
  6. (countable, chiefly US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
  7. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
  8. A thin plate of any material; a flake.
Verb
  1. To cover with slate.
  2. (chiefly Britain) To criticise harshly.
  3. (chiefly US) To schedule.
  4. (chiefly US) To destine or strongly expect.
  5. To punish severely.
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