Definition of "Plate" :

noun: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

noun: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

noun: dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

noun: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

noun: a shallow receptacle for collection in church

noun: structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

noun: a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

noun: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

noun: the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

noun: any flat platelike body structure or part

noun: a main course served on a plate

"A vegetable plate."

noun: the thin under portion of the forequarter

noun: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

noun: the quantity contained in a plate

verb: coat with a layer of metal

"Plate spoons with silver."