plate
noun
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
plates
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present tense formof plate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In the middle of the BioCharger, within the geometric, connected plates of glass, is a Tesla coil, which ionizes the surrounding 12 glass tubes that hold six noble gases, the gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The driver of the slick SUV bearing Qatari plates shifted into park, stepped out and headed into the tony department store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The team onboard plates roughly 3,000 meals per journey through the Outback.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
They travel beneath continents after tectonic plates begin to separate and have previously been linked to the eruption of diamond volcanoes and mysterious phases of uplift within continents.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
I plopped plantains onto the plates and held them out to Togbe, who added fish.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
