plate vs ball

plate and ball both are nouns.

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

plate (noun)	ball (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten	a pitch that is not in the strike zone
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	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 sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic	round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
a shallow receptacle for collection in church	a spherical object used as a plaything
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score	a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage	a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded	a lavish dance requiring formal attire
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube	a compact mass
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth	an object with a spherical shape
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

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