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The correct spelling is plates.
How to pronounce plates
/pleɪts/
nounIPA: /pleɪts/
Say it like: Pla-tes
The correct spelling is plates. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. For example: "I filled my plate from the bountiful table."
Usage Examples
“I filled my plate from the bountiful table.”
“I ate a plate of beans.”
“The meat plate was particularly tasty.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- 2.Such dishes collectively.
- 3.The contents of such a dish.
- 4.A course at a meal.
- 5.An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
verb
- 1.To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- 2.To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- 3.To score a run.
- 4.To arm or defend with metal plates.
- 5.To beat into thin plates.
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