SLATE Meaning of SLATE in English I.nounSlate is used before these nouns: ↑ grey , ↑ roof , ↑ tileSlate is used after these nouns: ↑ roof II.verbSlate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ critic Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012