n (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
n a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
n a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
n dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
n the quantity contained in a plate
n a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
n the thin under portion of the forequarter
n a main course served on a plate
n any flat platelike body structure or part
n the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
n a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
n structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
n a shallow receptacle for collection in church
n a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
n a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
v coat with a layer of metal
v make a plat of
