SLATE

Meaning of SLATE in English

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: slat · ed ; slat · ing

Date: 15th century

1 : to cover with slate or a slatelike substance < slate a roof>

2 : to designate for a specified purpose or action : SCHEDULE <was slated to direct the play>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SLATE — Fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that splits readily into thin slabs that have great tensile strength and durability. Some other rocks …
Английский словарь Британика
SLATE — I. ˈslāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slate, sclate, from Middle French esclate, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLATE — (v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a …
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — ( v. t. ) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — slate 1 /slayt/ , n. , v. , slated, slating . n. 1. a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — I. ˈslāt noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo-French * esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLATE — vt a tablet for writing upon. 2. slate ·vt a prepared piece of such stone. 3. slate ·vt a thin …
Webster English vocab
SLATE — [slate] n [ME, fr. MF esclat splinter] (14c) 1: a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLATE — fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that cleaves, or splits, readily into thin slabs having great tensile strength and durability; some other …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLATE — / sleɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a type of dark grey stone that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLATE — I. slate 1 /sleɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: esclat 'thin piece split …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLATE — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLATE — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLATE — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Oxford English vocab
SLATE — ( slates, slating, slated) 1. Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLATE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a slate roof (= covered with thin pieces of a grey rock ) COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLATE — [noun] [C] US and ANZA slate is the group of people who are chosen by a particular party to take …
Cambridge English vocab
SLATE — n. Fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that splits readily into thin slabs that have great tensile strength and durability. Some other …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLATE — I. noun Slate is used before these nouns: ↑ grey , ↑ roof , ↑ tile Slate is used after …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLATE — 1. сущ. 1) минер. сланец 2) тех. шифер; шиферная плита 3) грифельная доска 3) а) список, реестр б) амер. список …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLATE — slate.ogg _I 1. sleıt n 1. геол. аспидный сланец, шиферный сланец slate clay - сланцеватая глина 2. стр. шифер, шиферная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLATE — 1) сланец 2) натуральный шифер 3) кровельная плитка ( обычно из натурального шифера ) 4) крыть шифером 5) кфт. табличка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SLATE — 1) сланец 2) натуральный шифер 3) кровельная плитка (обычно из натурального шифера) 4) крыть шифером 5) кфт. табличка хлопушки; тлв нумератор • - asbestos slate - copper …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SLATE — 1) геол. аспидный 2) грифельная доска 3) грифельный 4) доска аспидная 5) сланец 6) электр. сланец аспидный 7) шифер • slate split stave — колотая клепка бочки - slate …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SLATE — _I 1. sleıt n 1. геол. аспидный сланец, шиферный сланец slate clay - сланцеватая глина 2. стр. шифер, шиферная плитка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLATE — 1. _n. 1> _мин. сланец, шифер; шиферная плита 2> грифельная доска 3> _ам. список кандидатов (на выборах) 4> синевато-серый цвет; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SLATE — 1. n. 1. мин. сланец, шифер; шиферная плита 2. грифельная доска 3. ам. список кандидатов (на выборах) 4. синевато-серый цвет; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SLATE — 1) (асбо)шифер, натуральный шифер, волнистый асбоцемент 2) (асбо)шиферная кровельная плитка 3) сланец 4) крыть шифером • - asbestos slate - gable slate - glass slate - roofing slate - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SLATE — 1. _n. 1> _мин. сланец, шифер; шиферная плита 2> грифельная доска 3> _ам. список кандидатов (на выборах) 4> синевато-серый цвет; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SLATE — 1) сланец 2) асбестоцементная кровельная плитка, (асбо) шифер - asbestos slate - Buckingham slate - clay slate - glass slate …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SLATE — 1. сущ. 1) минер. сланец 2) тех. шифер; шиферная плита 3) грифельная доска 3) а) список, реестр б) амер. список …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLATE — ardese. ~PENCIL: ardes-crayon
English interlingue dictionary
SLATE — I. noun see: slit Date: 14th century a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of …
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) A thin plate of any material; a flake.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) A tablet for writing upon.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) A prepared piece of such stone.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — (v. t.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — ( v. t. ) To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) A thin plate of any material; a flake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) A tablet for writing upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) A prepared piece of such stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — ( v. t. ) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — v. cover with slate (of a roof, etc.); nominate a candidate for office; propose or list for candidacy; schedule, plan; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLATE — n. fine grained rock that is easily split into thin layers; writing surface made of slate; shingle made of slate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLATE — n. blank slate slate black slate blue
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLATE — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: slat · ed ; slat · ing Etymology: probably alteration of 1 slat Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLATE — n. Pronunciation: ' sl ā t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo-French *esclat, from esclater to splinter, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLATE — ■ noun 1》 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates. ↘a flat plate …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLATE — slate BrE AmE sleɪt ▷ slated ˈsleɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈsleɪt̬ əd ▷ slates sleɪts ▷ slating ˈsleɪt ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLATE — (~s, slating, ~d) 1. Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLATE — Synonyms and related words : Australian ballot, Indiana ballot, Massachusetts ballot, absentee ballot, agenda, ballot, batting order, bill, bill of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLATE — See: CLEAN SLATE.
Slang English vocab
SLATE — A sheet. CANT.
Slang English vocab
SLATE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: LAMBASTE 3, blister, castigate, ||crawl, excoriate, lash (into), scarify, scathe, score, scourge
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLATE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: TICKET 3
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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