plate

Definition

Examples

The waiter placed a plate of grilled fish in front of her.

Word Family

Synonyms

• disha piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
• plattera large shallow dish used for serving food

Collocations

• Easy ceramic dinner plate
  describing ceramic dinner plate (an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures)
• Medium car license plate registration number
  describing car license plate registration number (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
• Hard tectonic continental plate movement
  describing tectonic continental plate movement (pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust)
• Very Hard have enough on one's plate already
  to possess, experience, or hold regarding enough on one's plate already