plates
nounUK /pleɪts/
US /pleɪts/
Flat round dishes that you put food on.
Please put the plates on the table for dinner.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Thin flat pieces of metal or other material.
The ship was built with strong steel plates.
3. Flat pieces of bone or horn on some animals.
The turtle has hard plates on its back.
4. Heavy flat pieces of metal used for lifting weights.
He added more plates to the barbell at the gym.
5. Thin flat sheets used in printing or photography.
The printer made new plates for the book.