plate vs tube

plate and tube both are nouns.

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

plate (noun)	tube (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten	conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
a shallow receptacle for collection in church	(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score	a hollow cylindrical shape
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)	tube (verb)
coat with a layer of metal	place or enclose in a tube
	convey in a tube
	ride or float on an inflated tube
	provide with a tube or insert a tube into