Definition of plate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • plate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • plate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • plate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of plate


  • (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. home
    2. home base
    3. home plate
  • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. scale
    2. shell
  • a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. photographic plate
  • a shallow receptacle for collection in church (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. collection plate
  • the quantity contained in a plate (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. plateful
  • a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dental plate
    2. denture
  • a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crustal plate
  • a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) (noun)
  • a main course served on a plate (noun)

    Examples

    1. a vegetable plate
    2. the blue plate special
  • any flat platelike body structure or part (noun)
  • a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun)
  • coat with a layer of metal (verb)

    Examples

    1. plate spoons with silver
  • dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten (noun)
  • structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage (noun)
  • the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube (noun)
  • the thin under portion of the forequarter (noun)

See definition of plate in Merriam Webster