plates
Flat serving ware
Plates are flat dishes for serving food, typically round and made of ceramic, glass, or plastic.
The word extends to any flat rigid surface: a metal plate, a license plate, the tectonic plates of Earth's crust.
In anatomy, plates are flat bones or structures.
To plate food is to arrange it on a dish for serving.
To plate metal is to coat it with a thin layer of another metal: gold-plated jewelry.
In baseball, the plate is home base.
Deep rounded containers
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- saucersShallow cup-holding dishes
- mugsCylindrical drinking vessels
- dishesEating vessels and utensils
tableware · flatware · cutlery · silverware · china · porcelain · stoneware · earthenware
Of a continent
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
subduction · rift · convergence · divergence · transform · faults · earthquakes · volcanoes
Translucent fired clay
- ceramicFired clay material
- hand-paintedDecorated by brush personally
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- collectibleObject worth amassing
commemorative · vintage · antique · display · china · artistic · engraved · etched
Hard skeletal tissue
- skullHead's bone casing
- cranialOf the skull
- skeletalOf or like bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
ossification · sternum · scapula · parietal · frontal · orbital · palate
Formal grant of permission
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- DMVVehicle registration agency
- renewalMaking current again
vanity · personalized · decal · sticker · expired · temporary · diplomatic · dealer
Large flat serving dish
- trayShallow portable platform
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
entree · dessert · portion · course · banquet · feast · hospitality · presentation
Movie or coating
- large formatExceeding typical dimensions
- collodionNitrocellulose in solvent
- daguerreotypeFirst commercial photography method
- tintypePhotograph on metal sheet
emulsion · gelatin · sensitized · darkroom · exposure
Carving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
press · ink · impression · woodcut · electrotype · stereotype · offset · letterpress
bowls
Deep rounded containers
dishes · tableware · flatware · cutlery · silverware · china · porcelain · stoneware · earthenware · glassware
continental
Of a continent
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
asthenosphere · subduction · rift · convergence · divergence · transform · faults · earthquakes · volcanoes · seafloor
porcelain
Translucent fired clay
- ceramicFired clay material
- hand-paintedDecorated by brush personally
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
collectible · commemorative · vintage · antique · display · china · artistic · engraved · etched · cloisonné
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
cartilage · ossification · sternum · scapula · parietal · frontal · orbital · palate
license
Formal grant of permission
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- DMVVehicle registration agency
renewal · vanity · personalized · decal · sticker · expired · temporary · diplomatic · dealer · aluminum
platter
Large flat serving dish
- trayShallow portable platform
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
appetizer · entree · dessert · portion · course · banquet · feast · hospitality · presentation · garnish
film
Movie or coating
- large formatExceeding typical dimensions
- collodionNitrocellulose in solvent
- daguerreotypeFirst commercial photography method
tintype · emulsion · gelatin · sensitized · darkroom · exposure
engraving
Carving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
copperplate · press · ink · impression · woodcut · electrotype · stereotype · offset · letterpress · printmaking
- consumer goodscars, clothing, furniture, electronics, toys
- kitchencabinets, counter, countertop, dishwasher, faucet
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- household goodspaper towels, tableware, toilet paper, garbage bags, bedding
- kitchen essentialsknife, knives, cutting board, pan, pans
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, knife
platesbowls
Deep rounded containers
soup bowls · cups · mugs · deep dishes · cereal bowls
platesmagma
Molten rock underground
mantle · asthenosphere · molten core · plumes · hotspots
- license plateVehicle identification marker
- paper plateSingle-use dining surface
- dinner plateCircular mealtime vessel
- name platesLabels displaying someone's identity
- home plateScoring base in baseball
- armor platingDefensive metal cladding
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