plate's

Belonging to dinnerware

Plate's is the possessive form of plate—the flat dish for serving food, a rigid section of Earth's crust, or a sheet of metal or glass.

The plate's edge was chipped.

Each tectonic plate's movement affects earthquake patterns.

Also the contraction of "plate is" or "plate has": That plate's been in the family for generations.

dinnerware

dish

Food container or recipe

china · porcelain · ceramic · platter · charger · stoneware · melamine · setting · rim · surface

printing

engraving

Carving into hard surfaces

intaglio · copperplate · woodcut · press · ink · proof · edition · illustration · reproduction · photogravure

metal

sheet

Flat rectangular material

  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • armorProtective combat covering
  • goldElement seventy-nine

silver · brass · coating · layer · thickness · engraving · riveted · welded · galvanized · chrome

tectonic

boundary

Line marking a limit

continental · oceanic · crust · mantle · earthquake · fault · collision · drift · convergent · divergent

food

portion

Divided share given

course · cuisine · presentation · garnish · entree · dish · arrangement · chef · restaurant · appetite

dental

denture

Artificial teeth appliance

  • falseNot matching reality
  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
  • fittingSuitable or proper

partial · upper · lower · adhesive · gum · acrylic · removal · overnight · soaking · cleaning

baseball

home

One's personal residence

catcher · swing · pitch · stance · step · touch · slide · safe · out · crossing

Opposites
dish shape/depth

plate'sbowl's

Concave dish's

cup's · mug's · basin's · glass's · pitcher's

serving vs. cooking vessel

plate'spot's

Possessive of vessel

pan's · kettle's · cauldron's

Phrases
Family

plate, plates, plated, plateau, plateaus, plateaued, plateauing, platen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G