plate : Idioms & Phrases

• noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
  armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; armor plate.
  

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• noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
  armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; armor plate.
  

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• the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of the steam engine; the bed plate.

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• noun a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
  biteplate.
  

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• sheet iron before it is tinned. Knight.

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• plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.

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• (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging is fastened.

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• noun a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
  charge card; plastic; credit card.
  
  • do you take plastic?

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• verb plate with chromium
  chrome.
  
  • chrome bathroom fixtures

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• noun a shallow receptacle for collection in church
  plate.
  

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• noun a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused
  ctene.
  

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• noun covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle
  

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• noun a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  plate.
  

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• (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.

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Cut*too" plate`

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1. A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle.

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• (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to strengthen it.

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• (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.

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• noun a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
  denture; plate.
  

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• noun a small plate on which dessert can be served
  

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• the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed.

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• noun a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
  

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• noun a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
  dry plate.
  

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• (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.

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• noun a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
  dry plate.
  

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• the process of photographing with dry plates.

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• (Anat.), one of the flat expansions in which motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers.

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• noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
  endplate; end-plate.
  

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• (Anat.), a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of the skull is developed.

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• . (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached. (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock. (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. Knight.

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• noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  gallant; dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik.
  
• noun a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress
  

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• a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress.

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• noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
  scutcheon; escutcheon.
  

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• a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.

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• one of the plates of a fish joint.

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• (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate.

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• noun tableware that is plated with gold
  
• noun a thin plating of gold on something
  
• verb plate with gold
  goldplate; gold plate.
  
  • goldplate a watch

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• a general name for vessels, dishes, cups, spoons, etc., made of gold. now usu. referring to objects made of a base metal with a layer of gold on the surface.

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• verb plate with gold
  goldplate; gold plate.
  
  • goldplate a watch

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• . (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or groundsel. (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a mudsill. (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities. Knight.

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• noun a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
  gusset.
  

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• an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire.

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• the cover of a hand-hole.

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• the butt plate of a gun.

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• noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
  home; home base; plate.
  
  • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

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• . (Baseball) See Home base, under Home.

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• noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
  hotplate.
  

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• the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke.

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• a graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.

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• (Arch.), the wall plate which lies nearest to the center of the roof,in a double-plated roof.

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• (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint.

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• noun a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
  

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• noun a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number
  numberplate.
  

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• an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended.

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• a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is attached.

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• (Zoöl.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; called also madreporic tubercule.

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• (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. Knight.

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• . (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame . (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.

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• noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
  endplate; end-plate.
  

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• iron in plates from which cut nails are made.

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• a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.

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• noun a disposable plate made of cardboard
  

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• noun a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
  plate.
  

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• noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
  armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; armor plate.
  

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• . (a) See Plate, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like.

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• noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
  armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; armor plate.
  

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• the shoulder blade, or scapula.

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• a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together.

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• noun glass formed into large thin sheets
  sheet glass.
  

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• . See under Glass.

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• noun a plate of iron
  

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• wrought iron plates.

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• a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.

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• a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion.

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• a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. Fairholt.

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• a press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.

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• one who prints from engraved plates.

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• the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates.

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• noun a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed
  

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• noun rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates
  

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• noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  plate tectonic theory; tectonics.
  

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• noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  plate tectonic theory; tectonics.
  

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• . (Arch.) See under Tracery.

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• (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes.

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Plate"-gilled` adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks.

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• (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.

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• noun a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches
  

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• (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.

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• noun a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
  

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• . (Arch.) See Plate, n., 10.

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• noun a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad
  salad bowl.
  

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• noun a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes
  

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• a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies.

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• . (a) (Naut.) An iron plate extending from the dead-eyes to the ship's side . Ham. Nav. Encyc. (b) (Mach.) A shroud. See def. 7, above.

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• noun tableware that is plated with silver
  
• noun a thin layer of silver deposited on something
  

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• domestic utensils made of silver. a plating of silver on a base metal.

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• verb plate with silver
  silverplate.
  
  • silverplate a watch

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• noun a deep plate with a wide rim
  

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• noun a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
  spin the platter.
  

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• noun a plate of steel
  

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• thin iron castings for the parts of stoves.

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• . (a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes as the door is closed . (b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back to loosen the centering in striking it.

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• (Mach.), a plate having an accurately dressed flat surface, used as a standard of flatness by which to test other surfaces.

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• (Mach.), a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.

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• noun a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
  tinplate.
  

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• thin sheet iron coated with tin.

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• a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.

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• (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is applied in traversing the piece. Wilhelm.

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• (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially.

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• (Gun.), a plate in the carriage of a gun, mortar, or howitzer, which covers the upper part of the cheek, and forms a bearing under the trunnion.

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• (Steam Boilers), a flue plate. See under Flue.

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• noun plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
  

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• (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like. See Illust. of Roof.

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Wa"ter plate`

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1. A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket. Knight.

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• (Steam Engine), a swinging plate bearing two or more wrists, for operating the valves.

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