plate
     n 1: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
     2: (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"
        [syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {home}]
     3: a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
     4: dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
     5: the quantity contained in a plate [syn: {plateful}]
     6: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift
        slowly [syn: {crustal plate}]
     7: the thin under portion of the forequarter
     8: a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the
        blue plate special"
     9: any flat platelike body structure or part
     10: the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
     11: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image
         can be recorded [syn: {photographic plate}]
     12: structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that
         provides bearing and anchorage
     13: a shallow receptacle for collection in church [syn: {collection
         plate}]
     14: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield
         attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
         [syn: {scale}, {shell}]
     15: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
         [syn: {denture}, {dental plate}]
     16: 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" [syn:
         {catcher}]
     v : coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
Source: WordNet® 2.0