plates (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /pleɪts/
Definition
Flat dishes, typically made of ceramic or plastic, used for holding or serving food.
Examples
The waiter cleared the dirty plates from the table.
She bought a new set of dinner plates for her apartment.
He stacked the clean plates in the cupboard.
How to Use plates
- stack plates (collocation)
- To arrange plates one on top of another. — "Please stack the clean plates in the drying rack."
- clear plates (collocation)
- To remove used plates from a table. — "The server came to clear the plates after the meal."
- dinner plates (collocation)
- Plates specifically used for serving the main course of a meal. — "We used our best dinner plates for the guests."
- license plates (collocation)
- The official identification plates attached to a vehicle. — "The police ran the license plates of the suspicious car."
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