PLATE


Meaning of PLATE in English

noun

1 for food

ADJECTIVE

▪ dessert , dinner , serving , side , soup

▪ paper

▪ clean , dirty

The sink was full of dirty ~s.

▪ empty , full

VERB + PLATE

▪ clear , empty

I could see how hungry she was from the way she cleared her ~.

▪ clear , clear away , collect , take

▪ clean

PREPOSITION

▪ on a/the ~

She ate everything on her ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of rice

2 piece of metal with writing on

ADJECTIVE

▪ licence/license ( esp. AmE ), number ( BrE )

The driver was arrested for having false licence/license ~s on his car.

▪ name

He read the brass name ~ by the door.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .