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plate vs license plate

license plate vs plate

plate and license plate both are nouns.

plate is a verb but license plate is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plate Yes No Yes No
license plate Yes No No No
As nouns, license plate is a hyponym of plate; that is, license plate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plate:
  • plate: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  • license plate: a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number
plate (noun) license plate (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number
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
plate (verb) license plate (verb)
coat with a layer of metal
Difference between plate and license plate

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