Dishnoun
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
Platenoun
A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
âI filled my plate from the bountiful table.â;
Dishnoun
The contents of such a vessel.
âa dish of stewâ;
Platenoun
(uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
Dishnoun
(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
âa vegetable dishâ; âthis dish is filling and easily madeâ;
Platenoun
The contents of such a dish.
âI ate a plate of beans.â;
Dishnoun
(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
âIt's your turn to wash the dishes.â;
Platenoun
A course at a meal.
âThe meat plate was particularly tasty.â;
Dishnoun
(telecommunication) A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
âsatellite dishâ; âradar dishâ;
Platenoun
(figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
âWith revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.â;
Dishnoun
(slang) A sexually attractive person.
Platenoun
A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
âA clutch usually has two plates.â;
Dishnoun
The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity.
âthe dish of a wheelâ;
Platenoun
A vehicle license plate.
âHe stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.â;
Dishnoun
A hollow place, as in a field.
Platenoun
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
âThe bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.â;
Dishnoun
(mining) A trough in which ore is measured.
Platenoun
A material covered with such a layer.
âIf you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.â;
Dishnoun
(mining) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
Platenoun
(dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver.
âThe tea was served in the plate.â;
Dishnoun
(slang) Gossip
Platenoun
(weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
Dishverb
(transitive) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
âThe restaurant dished up a delicious Italian brunch.â;
Platenoun
(printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
âWe finished making the plates this morning.â;
Dishverb
To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
Platenoun
An image or copy.
Dishverb
(transitive) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
âto dish a wheel by inclining the spokesâ;
Platenoun
An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
Dishverb
To frustrate; to beat; to outwit or defeat.
Platenoun
(dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
Dishnoun
A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.
âShe brought forth butter in a lordly dish.â;
Platenoun
(construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
Dishnoun
The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods."
âHome-home dishes that drive one from home.â;
Platenoun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".
âSit down and give your plates a rest.â;
Dishnoun
The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
Platenoun
(baseball) Home plate.
âThere was a close play at the plate.â;
Dishnoun
A hollow place, as in a field.
Platenoun
(geology) A tectonic plate.
Dishnoun
A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
Platenoun
(historical) Plate armour.
âHe was confronted by two knights in full plate.â;
Dishnoun
anything with a discoid and concave shape, like that of a dish.
Platenoun
(herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
Dishnoun
an electronic device with a concave reflecting surface which focuses reflected radio waves to or from a point, used as a receiving or transmitting antenna; also called dish antenna. The dish is often shaped as a paraboloid so as to achieve a high sensitivity and enable reception of weak signals when used as a receiving antenna, or to focus transmitted signals into a narrow beam when used as a transmitting antenna.
Platenoun
A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
Dishnoun
a very attractive woman or young lady, especaially one sexually attractive; - sometimes considered offensive and sexist; as, the departmental secretary is quite a dish.
Platenoun
The anode of a vacuum tube.
âRegulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.â;
Dishnoun
a favorite activity, or an activity at which one excels.
Platenoun
(obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.
Dishnoun
the quantity that a dish will hold, or a dish filled with some material.
Platenoun
(heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
Dishverb
To put in a dish, ready for the table.
Platenoun
A prize given to the winner in a contest.
Dishverb
To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
Platenoun
(chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
Dishverb
To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.
Platenoun
A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.
Dishverb
to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their break time dishing the newest employee.
Platenoun
The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
Dishnoun
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food;
âwe gave them a set of dishes for a wedding presentâ;
Platenoun
(Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
Dishnoun
a particular item of prepared food;
âshe prepared a special dish for dinnerâ;
Platenoun
One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
Dishnoun
the quantity that a dish will hold;
âthey served me a dish of riceâ;
Platenoun
A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
Dishnoun
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Platenoun
(furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
Dishnoun
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Platenoun
(hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
Dishnoun
an activity that you like or at which you are superior;
âchemistry is not my cup of teaâ; âhis bag now is learning to play golfâ; âmarriage was scarcely his dishâ;
Platenoun
(music) A record, usually vinyl.
Dishverb
provide (usually but not necessarily food);
âWe serve meals for the homelessâ; âShe dished out the soup at 8 P.M.â; âThe entertainers served up a lively showâ;
Platenoun
Precious metal, especially silver.
Dishverb
make concave; shape like a dish
Plateverb
To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
âThis ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.â;
Dishnoun
a shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food
âan ovenproof dishâ;
Plateverb
To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
âAfter preparation, the chef will plate the dish.â;
Dishnoun
the food contained or served in a dish
âa dish of sautĂ© potatoesâ;
Plateverb
(baseball) To score a run.
âThe single plated the runner from second base.â;
Dishnoun
a particular variety or preparation of food served as part of a meal
âfresh fish dishesâ;
Plateverb
To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
âTickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.â;
Dishnoun
all the items that have been used in the preparation, serving, and eating of a meal
âI left the children to do the dishesâ;
Platenoun
A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
Dishnoun
a shallow, concave receptacle, especially one intended to hold a particular substance
âthe cats' water dishâ;
Platenoun
Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
âMangled . . . through plate and mail.â;
Dishnoun
a bowl-shaped radio aerial
âother channels are available with a larger dishâ;
Platenoun
Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.
Dishnoun
a sexually attractive person
âI gather he's quite a dishâ;
Platenoun
Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is silver or gold throughout.
Dishnoun
a thing that one enjoys or does well
âas a public relations man this was my dish and the campaign was right up my streetâ;
Platenoun
A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.
Dishnoun
information which is not generally known or available
âif he has the real dish I wish he'd tell usâ;
Platenoun
A piece of money, usually silver money.
Dishnoun
concavity of a spoked wheel resulting from a difference in spoke tension on each side and consequent sideways displacement of the rim in relation to the hub.
Platenoun
A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
Dishverb
put food on to a plate or plates before a meal
âSteve was dishing up vegetablesâ;
Platenoun
A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.
Dishverb
dispense something in a casual or indiscriminate way
âthe banks dished out loans to all and sundryâ;
Platenoun
That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
Dishverb
offer or present something, especially something regarded as substandard
âis your ISP short-changing you by dishing up outdated and perhaps incorrect information?â;
Platenoun
A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.
Dishverb
subject others to criticism or punishment
âyou can dish it out but you can't take itâ;
Platenoun
A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
Dishverb
gossip or share intimate information
âgroups gather to dish about romancesâ;
Platenoun
A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.
Dishverb
utterly destroy or defeat
âthe election interview dished Labour's chancesâ;
Platenoun
A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Dishverb
give concavity to (a wheel) by tensioning the spokes
âthis tool accurately checks for proper dishing of a wheelâ;
Platenoun
A small five-sided area (enveloping a diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a player on completing a run; - called also home base, or home plate.
Platenoun
One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.
Platenoun
A very light steel racing horsehoe.
Platenoun
Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not making a stake.
Platenoun
Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
Platenoun
The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool, musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the body of which is of an inferior substance.
Platenoun
a quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a plateful; a dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti.
Platenoun
the food and service supplied to a customer at a restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll have a plate of spaghetti.
Platenoun
a flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory.
Platenoun
the identification tag required to be displayed on the outside of a vehicle; same as license plate; - often used in the plural.
Platenoun
an agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a lot on my plate today.
Plateverb
To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.
Plateverb
To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.
âThus plated in habiliments of war.â;
Plateverb
To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
Plateverb
To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminæ.
Plateverb
To calender; as, to plate paper.
Platenoun
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
Platenoun
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;
âhe ruled that the runner failed to touch homeâ;
Platenoun
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
Platenoun
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
Platenoun
the quantity contained in a plate
Platenoun
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
Platenoun
the thin under portion of the forequarter
Platenoun
a main course served on a plate;
âa vegetable plateâ; âthe blue plate specialâ;
Platenoun
any flat platelike body structure or part
Platenoun
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
Platenoun
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
Platenoun
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
Platenoun
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
Platenoun
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Platenoun
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Platenoun
the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws;
âa catcher needs a lot of protective equipmentâ; âhe plays behind the plateâ;
Plateverb
coat with a layer of metal;
âplate spoons with silverâ;