plate

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

(noun) a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.

(noun) a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).

(noun) dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.

(noun) the quantity contained in a plate. Synonyms: plateful.

(noun) a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly. Synonyms: crustal plate.

(noun) the thin under portion of the forequarter.

(noun) a main course served on a plate. Examples: "A vegetable plate." "The blue plate special."

(noun) any flat platelike body structure or part.

(noun) the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.

(noun) a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded. Synonyms: photographic plate.

(noun) structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.

(noun) a shallow receptacle for collection in church. Synonyms: collection plate.

(noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). Synonyms: scale, shell.

(noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth. Synonyms: denture, dental plate.

(verb) coat with a layer of metal. Example: "Plate spoons with silver."