Synonyms of plate

Noun

1. home plate, home base, home, plate, base, bag: usage: (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"
2. plate, sheet, flat solid: usage: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
3. plate, illustration: usage: a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4. plate, flatware: usage: dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5. plate, plateful, containerful: usage: the quantity contained in a plate
6. plate, crustal plate, crust, Earth's crust: usage: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
7. plate, cut of beef: usage: the thin under portion of the forequarter
8. plate, entree, main course: usage: a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
9. plate, structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure: usage: any flat platelike body structure or part
10. plate, anode: usage: the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11. plate, photographic plate, sheet, flat solid: usage: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
12. plate, structural member: usage: structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
13. plate, collection plate, receptacle: usage: a shallow receptacle for collection in church
14. plate, scale, shell, shield: usage: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
15. denture, dental plate, plate, dental appliance: usage: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth