shoe vs plate

shoe and plate both are nouns.

shoe and plate both are verbs.

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

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

shoe: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
plate: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Other hypernyms of shoe include scale, shell.

shoe (noun)	plate (noun)
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time	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

shoe (verb)	plate (verb)
furnish with shoes	coat with a layer of metal

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