SLATE
\slˈe͡ɪt], \slˈeɪt], \s_l_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of SLATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
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a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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thin layers of rock used for roofing
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cover with slate; "slate the roof"
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a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
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designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"
By Princeton University
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(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
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a list of candidates to be considered for nomination or election to public offices
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a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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thin layers of rock used for roofing
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choose someone for a job or function
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cover with slate; "slate the roof"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
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A prepared piece of such stone.
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A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
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A tablet for writing upon.
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An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
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A thin plate of any material; a flake.
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A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
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To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
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To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
By Oddity Software
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An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
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A prepared piece of such stone.
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A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
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A tablet for writing upon.
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An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
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A thin plate of any material; a flake.
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A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
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To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
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To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
By Noah Webster.
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A kind of rock that splits into thin plates; the dark gray color of this rock; a thin plate of this rock used for roofing or as a tablet for writing upon; a list of candidates, prepared for nomination or election.
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To cover with slate; register for a political appointment.
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Slaty.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Slaty.
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SLATER.
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To roof with slate.
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To put on a political slate.
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Any kind of rock that splits readily into layers; also, a piece of such rock for roofing, writing upon, etc.
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A list of candidates, made up for nomination or appointment.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A well-known stone which splits into thin plates: a rock or stone of a slaty structure: a piece of slate for roofing, or for writing upon.
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SLATER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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