plate vs sheet

plate and sheet both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sheet is a hypernym of plate; that is, sheet is a word with a broader meaning than plate:

Other hypernyms of plate include flat solid.

As nouns, sheet is a hypernym of plate; that is, sheet is a word with a broader meaning than plate:

plate: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
sheet: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

Other hypernyms of plate include flat solid.

plate (noun)	sheet (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten	bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic	a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
a shallow receptacle for collection in church	a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score	paper used for writing or printing
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage	newspaper with half-size pages
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)	any broad thin expanse or surface
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded	(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
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)	sheet (verb)
coat with a layer of metal	cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
	come down as if in sheets