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Phrases 137
- license platesplural of license plate: An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.
- number platesplural of number plate: Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity as registered with the DVLA.
- plates of meatThe feet.
- golden platesThe plates of wrought gold said to have been discovered by Joseph Smith at the hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York, and to have served as the source of the Book of Mormon.
- china platesplural of china plate: A plate made of china.
- fashion platesplural of fashion plate: A picture, usually a full-page advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
- gold-platesthird-person singular simple present indicative of gold-plate
- growth platesplural of growth plate: A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
- hot platesplural of hot plate: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, plate.
- L-platesplural of L-plate: A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.
- name platesplural of name plate: A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.
- P-platesplural of P-plate: A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.
- paper platesplural of paper plate: A disposable cardboard plate.
- small platesplural of small plate: A dish in a restaurant that is prepared and served as soon as possible, rather than being served as a specific course of a meal.
- weight platesplural of weight plate: A flat, heavy object, usually made of cast iron, that is used in combination with barbells or dumbbells for the purpose of physical exercise.
- continental platesplural of continental plate: A large, thick, and relatively low-density slab of the Earth's solid lithosphere that carries continents and acts as part of the broken outer shell floating on the semifluid mantle.
- theoretical platesplural of theoretical plate: A plate or tray in a distillation column that produces the best possible difference between the liquid and vapor phases in equilibrium with it; the equivalent concept in a fractionating column packed with beads …
- nail platesplural of nail plate: The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
- photographic platesplural of photographic plate: An early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was applied to a glass plate; latterly only used by astronomers.
- lip platesplural of lip plate: A large disc, usually made from clay or wood, worn in a hole in one or both lips.
- armor platesplural of armor plate: A plate made of a tough material designed to withstand impact from a bullet, sharp instrument, etc., especially one worn on the body.
- spinning platespresent participle and gerund of spin plates
- vanity platesplural of vanity plate: A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.
- dub platesplural of dub plate (alternative form of dubplates)
- quarter-wave platesplural of quarter-wave plate: A sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive …
Compound words 98
- templatesplural of template: A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
- faceplatesplural of faceplate: A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
- nameplatesplural of nameplate: A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.
- switchplatesplural of switchplate: The wallplate in which a switch, such as a light switch, is housed.
- wallplatesplural of wallplate: A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist.
- bookplatesplural of bookplate: A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
- numberplatesplural of numberplate: Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity as registered with the DVLA.
- hotplatesplural of hotplate: A semiportable stove.
- microplatesplural of microplate: A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.
- breastplatesplural of breastplate: A piece of armor that covers the chest.