plate

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
6. A flat object of uniform thickness.
7. Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
8. A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
9. Plate armor.
10. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
11. A material covered with such a layer.
12. An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.
13. A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
14. An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
15. An image or copy.
16. An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
17. A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
18. A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
19. A person's foot.
20. Home plate.