ball vs plate

ball and plate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ball	Yes	No	Yes	No
plate	Yes	No	Yes	No

ball (noun)	plate (noun)
a pitch that is not in the strike zone	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
a spherical object used as a plaything	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
a lavish dance requiring formal attire	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
a compact mass	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
an object with a spherical shape	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

ball (verb)	plate (verb)
form into a ball by winding or rolling	coat with a layer of metal
to live very well