plate: Information About The Word 'plate'

plate is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'plate' is made up of 5 letters.

• (n) a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
• (n) (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
• (n) a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
• (n) dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
• (n) the quantity contained in a plate
• (n) a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
• (n) the thin under portion of the forequarter
• (n) a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
• (n) any flat platelike body structure or part
• (n) the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
• (n) a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
• (n) structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
• (n) a shallow receptacle for collection in church
• (n) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• (n) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
• (n) the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate"
• (v) coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

Using the word 'plate' in Scrabble will fetch you 7 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 9 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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