spin the plate
spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
ctene
comb-plate | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
armor plate
armour plate
armor plating
plate armor
plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
bite plate
biteplate | a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
denture
dental plate
plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
| dessert plate | a small plate on which dessert can be served |
| dinner plate | a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal |
| fashion plate | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress |
finger plate
escutcheon scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
| gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
| gusset gusset plate | a metal plate used to strengthen a joist |
home plate
home base home plate | (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 |
hot plate
hotplate | a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
license plate
numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
| L-plate | a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner |
| paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
| plate | dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten |
| plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
| plate | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
| plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
| plate | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
| plate | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) |
| plate photographic plate | a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded |
| plate | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
| plate iron | a plate of iron |
| plate rack | a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed |
| plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
| quarter plate | a photographic plate measuring . inches by . inches |
| rider plate | a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson |
salad plate
salad bowl | a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad |
| silver plate | a thin layer of silver deposited on something |
| silver plate | tableware that is plated with silver |
| soup plate | a deep plate with a wide rim |
| steel plate | a plate of steel |
tin plate
tinplate | a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting, used especially for cans, pots, and tins |
| wall plate | plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load |
end-plate
endplate
motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
| plate | any flat platelike body structure or part |
tectonics
plate tectonics
plate tectonic theory | the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
| plate | a main course served on a plate, a vegetable plate, the blue plate special |
| plate | the thin under portion of the forequarter |
| sandwich plate | a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes |
plate
crustal plate | a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly |
dandy
dude
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fashion plate
clotheshorse | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
credit card
charge card
charge plate
plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
dry plate
dry plate process | a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion |
plate
plateful | the quantity contained in a plate |