Plate
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NOUN
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
the quantity contained in a plate
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
the thin under portion of the forequarter
a main course served on a plate
any flat platelike body structure or part
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
VERB
coat with a layer of metal
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