plate
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,688 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,208 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score also: home plate, home base, home he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
- a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
- a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
- dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
- the quantity contained in a plate also: plateful
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly also: crustal plate
plate in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Then Gluck warmed a plate and sharpened a knife.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Tom North laid aside his plate and started to arise.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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He saw that the cakes Katherine dearly loved remained upon her plate untasted, and that she was unusually, suspiciously quiet.
The Bow of Orange Ribbon · Amelia E. Barr · Chapter 1
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But the wing of a fowl having been put on my plate, I thought it would be rudeness to reject it.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 271 · Various · Chapter 1
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Upon this was placed a magnificent wineglass of the rarest manufacture, a very handsome knife, and a plate of the finest porcelain.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1