a flat and usu circular dish from which food is eaten or served
an amount of food held by or served on this type of dish
a plate of ravioli
NAmer a complete course of a meal served on this type of dish; a platter
Aus, NZ a dish filled with food and brought by a guest as a contribution to a party
a flat dish, often of silver or wood, that is passed round a church congregation for donations of money
esp in the Roman Catholic Church, a small flat dish held under a person's chin at communion to catch any crumbs of consecrated bread
a flat sheet or strip of metal, esp one that is rolled or hammered to become very thin and used to coat another metal
metal or metal objects coated in this
tableware and other household articles made of gold or silver
a flat piece of metal that overlaps and articulates with many other similar pieces to form armour
armour that is constructed from these
a thin piece of metal or plastic with an inscription on it
a strip used for identifying a vehicle, etc
a piece of metal or other material used for strengthening or joining purposes
a moulded piece of plastic with an artificial tooth or teeth attached to it
informal a set of dentures
a flat piece of a naturally occurring material, often one of several fused together to form an organic structure such as the outer covering of an animal's body or the shell of a turtle, tortoise, etc
any of the rigid but mobile blocks that together form the earth's crust: see also plate tectonics
a sheet of metal or other material with text or an image on it, used for printing multiple copies of the text or image
an impression taken from this type of sheet or from a woodcut
a full-page book illustration, esp one produced on high-quality paper
a sheet coated with a light-sensitive film used in early cameras to capture an image
a sporting competition in which the prize is a large flat dish, usu a silver or gold one with engraving
a sporting competition, esp in horseracing, in which the prize is a silver or gold cup, bowl, etc
a large dish, cup, or bowl awarded in a sporting competition
a small light-weight horseshoe used esp for racehorses
in baseball, = home plate
in architecture, a horizontal supporting member, esp in a wood-frame construction, e.g. a wall plate
chiefly NAmer
a thin piece of metal used in a battery, capacitor, cell, etc as an electrode
the anode in an electron valve or tube
without having to make any great effort
was handed the opportunity on a plate
to be dealt with or worked on