Synonyms for plate

noun

1. Domestic utensils

   service, silver service, tea service; see silverware.

2. A flat surface

   lamina, slice, stratum; see plane 1.

3. A full-page illustration

   photograph, lithograph, etching, woodcut, electrotype, cut, engraving, mezzotint, photoengraving; see also illustration 2, picture 3.

4. A flattish dish

   dinner plate, soup plate, salad plate, casserole, patera (Latin), dessert plate, platter, trencher; see also china, dish 1.

5. Food served on a plate, sense 4

   helping, serving, course; see meal 2.

6. *In baseball, the base immediately before the catcher

   home base, home plate, home; see base 5.

verb