home plate
61home — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. domicile, residence, abode, dwelling; shelter, refuge, asylum, sanctuary; habitat, habitation, environment; native land, fatherland, country, homeland, stateside (inf.). See obedience. II (Roget s IV) …
62plate — [[t]ple͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ plates 1) N COUNT A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. N COUNT: usu N of n A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge… …
63plate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from plate, feminine of plat flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, probably from Greek platys broad, flat more at place Date: 14th century 1. a. a smooth flat thin piece of material b. (1) forged …
64plate — plate1 plateless, adj. platelike, adj. /playt/, n., v., plated, plating. n. 1. a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten. 2. the contents of such a dish; plateful. 3. an entire course of a meal… …
65home base — noun 1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise many companies have their headquarters in New York • Syn: ↑headquarters, ↑central office, ↑main office, ↑home office • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑ …
66plate — noun 1》 a flat dish, typically circular, from which food is eaten or served. ↘N. Amer. a main course of a meal. ↘Austral./NZ a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering. 2》 any shallow dish, especially one used for… …
67plate — [[t]pleɪt[/t]] n. v. plat•ed, plat•ing 1) a shallow, usu. circular dish from which food is eaten 2) the contents of such a dish; plateful 3) an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: a vegetable plate[/ex] 4) the food and service for one… …
68home — home1 W1S1 [həum US houm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place where you live)¦ 2¦(family)¦ 3¦(where you came from/belong)¦ 4¦(your country)¦ 5 be/feel at home 6¦(property)¦ 7¦(for taking care of somebody)¦ 8 make yourself at home 9 make somebody feel at home …
69home — home1 [ houm ] noun *** ▸ 1 place where you live ▸ 2 building for living in ▸ 3 place on sports field ▸ 4 where something started ▸ 5 base for sports team ▸ 6 home page ▸ 7 of plants and animals ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the place where… …
70home — 1 noun 1 PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE (C, U) the house, apartment, or place where you live: They have a comfortable home on the outskirts of the town. | at home: Her daughter lives at college during the week and at home on the weekends. | work from home… …
