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plates

NOUN

dish or meal served

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bowl platter serving

STRONG

casserole course helping portion service trencher

NOUN

sheet, panel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

layer slab slice

STRONG

coat disc flake foil lamella lamina leaf plane print scale spangle stratum

VERB

coat with metallic material

Synonyms

STRONG

anodize bronze chrome cover electroplate enamel encrust face flake foil gild laminate layer nickel overlay platinize scale silver stratify

Example Sentences

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During his trip, he inspected the centuries-old Chola Plates, rings with engraved copper plates, that are being returned to India by Leiden University.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Plates couldn’t be refilled until every shrimp was gone, and some servers were tasked with shrimp counting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Perhaps that’s why I recently keep returning to “Cheese Magic: Seasonal Plates, Recipes, and Pairings” by Erika Kubick, a former cheesemonger and practicing witch.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

Plates were taken to the printing presses of nearby papers by helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Plates of cracked macadam showing through the drifts of ash.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy