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home plate vs plate

plate vs home plate

home plate and plate both are nouns.

home plate is not a verb while plate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
home plate Yes No No No
plate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, home plate and plate are synonyms defined as:
  • home plate and plate: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Other synonyms of home plate include home, home base.
home plate (noun) plate (noun)
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
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
home plate (verb) plate (verb)
coat with a layer of metal
Difference between home plate and plate

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