Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
designate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
slate (noun) | designate (noun) |
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(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate | |
a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices | |
a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers | |
thin layers of rock used for roofing |
slate (adjective) | designate (adjective) |
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appointed but not yet installed in office |
slate (verb) | designate (verb) |
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designate or schedule | design or destine |
cover with slate | assign a name or title to |
enter on a list or slate for an election | decree or designate beforehand |
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | |
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |