A powder used to polish silverware, especially silver plate / A powder used as a denture fixative, for holding a false teeth plate in position.

(design) A type of lightweight metal stock with a regular pattern of raised diamonds or lines (anti-slip surfacing). / (flooring) A plate of such material.

(botany) A structure of tiny apertures present in adjacent sieve walls that enable the movement of fluids inside the phloem.

(philately) A block of stamps from the edge of the sheet which shows the plate from which the stamps were printed.

plural of plate block

plural of plate armour

(nautical, historical) A galleon, especially a Spanish one, carrying a cargo of precious metals and other treasure.

A plate forming part of a bulletproof vest, serving to absorb and disrupt the kinetic energy of impact and reduce blunt trauma to the wearer.

A raised rim forming a shoulder around the trunnion of a gun.

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. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, plate.