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The correct spelling is slate.
How to pronounce slate
/sleɪt/
nounIPA: /sleɪt/
Say it like: Sla-te
The correct spelling is slate. A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. For example: "Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week."
Usage Examples
“Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.”
“Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.”
“The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
- 2.The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
- 3.A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools
- 4.A roofing-tile made of slate.
- 5.A record of money owed.
adjective
- 1.Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
verb
- 1.To cover with slate.
- 2.To criticise harshly.
- 3.To schedule.
- 4.To anticipate or strongly expect.
- 5.To set a dog upon (a person).
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