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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Home \Home\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
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3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a
progress; goal; as:
(a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands; same
as home base and home plate.
(b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an
opponent's goal; also, the player.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Home base or Home plate (Baseball), the base at which the
batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to
be reached in scoring a run.
Home farm, grounds, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,
adjacent to the residence of the owner.
Home lot, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home
stands. [U. S.]
Home rule, rule or government of an appendent or dependent
country, as to all local and internal legislation, by
means of a governing power vested in the people within the
country itself, in contradistinction to a government
established by the dominant country; as, home rule in
Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of
Parliament.
Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule.
Home stretch (Sport.), that part of a race course between
the last curve and the winning post.
Home thrust, a well directed or effective thrust; one that
wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal
attack.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F.
plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or
earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See Place, n.]
1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of
which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a
thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
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2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
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Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton.
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3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups,
etc., wrought in gold or silver.
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4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that
which is silver or gold throughout.
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5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or
wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is
eaten at table.
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6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver
money. [Obs.] ``Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd
from his pocket.'' --Shak.
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7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the
purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the
engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a
fashion plate.
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8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for
printing from; as, publisher's plates.
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9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the
mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold,
platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
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10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon
corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends
of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof
plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in
simple work, the feet of the rafters.
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11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
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12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with
a coating that is sensitive to light.
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13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
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14. (Baseball) A small five-sided area (enveloping a
diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the
batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a
player on completing a run; -- called also home base,
or home plate.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
15. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.
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16. A very light steel racing horsehoe.
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17. Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in
horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not
making a stake.
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18. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and
roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. [Furrier's
Cant]
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19. (Hat Making) The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool,
musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the
body of which is of an inferior substance.
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20. a quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a plateful; a
dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti.
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21. the food and service supplied to a customer at a
restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll
have a plate of spaghetti.
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22. a flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used
for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory.
[PJC]
23. the identification tag required to be displayed on the
outside of a vehicle; same as license plate; -- often
used in the plural.
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24. an agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a
lot on my plate today. [colloq.]
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Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in
combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases
of obvious signification; as, plate basket or
plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack.
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Home plate. (Baseball) See Home base, under Home.
Plate armor.
(a) See Plate, n., 2.
(b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels,
fortifications, and the like.
Plate bone, the shoulder blade, or scapula.
Plate girder, a girder, the web of which is formed of a
single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates
riveted together.
Plate glass. See under Glass.
Plate iron, wrought iron plates.
Plate layer, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway
and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.
Plate mark, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped
upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of
manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the
local mark for London is a lion.
Plate paper, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from
engraved plates. --Fairholt.
Plate press, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, --
used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
Plate printer, one who prints from engraved plates.
Plate printing, the act or process of printing from an
engraved plate or plates.
Plate tracery. (Arch.) See under Tracery.
Plate wheel (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are
connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by
arms or spokes.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Plasmon butter \Plasmon butter\, and resembles clotted cream in
appearance. Plate \Plate\, n.
1. (Baseball) A small five-sided area (enveloping a
diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the
batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a
player on completing a run; -- called also home base, or
home plate.
2. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.
3. A very light steel racing horsehoe.
4. Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in horse
racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not making a
stake.
5. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and
roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. [Furrier's
Cant]
6. (Hat Making) The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool,
musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the body
of which is of an inferior substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F.
plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or
earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See Place, n.]
1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of
which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a
thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton.
3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups,
etc., wrought in gold or silver.
4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that
which is genuine silver or gold.
5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or
wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is
eaten at table.
6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver
money. [Obs.] ``Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd
from his pocket.'' --Shak.
7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the
purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the
engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a
fashion plate.
8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for
printing from; as, publisher's plates.
9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the
mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold,
platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon
corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends
of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof
plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in
simple work, the feet of the rafters.
11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with
a coating that is sensitive to light.
13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in
combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases
of obvious signification; as, plate basket or
plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack.
Home plate. (Baseball) See Home base, under Home.
Plate armor.
(a) See Plate, n., 2.
(b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels,
fortifications, and the like.
Plate bone, the shoulder blade, or scapula.
Plate girder, a girder, the web of which is formed of a
single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates
riveted together.
Plate glass. See under Glass.
Plate iron, wrought iron plates.
Plate layer, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway
and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.
Plate mark, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped
upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of
manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the
local mark for London is a lion.
Plate paper, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from
engraved plates. --Fairholt.
Plate press, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, --
used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
Plate printer, one who prints from engraved plates.
Plate printing, the act or process of printing from an
engraved plate or plates.
Plate tracery. (Arch.) See under Tracery.
Plate wheel (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are
connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by
arms or spokes.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
home plate
n : (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter
stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to
score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
[syn: home base, home, plate]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
home plate
n.
(lb en baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the
center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched
strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from
or past third base scores a run.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
home plate
n.
(lb en baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the
center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched
strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from
or past third base scores a run.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
home plate
n.
(lb en baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the
center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched
strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from
or past third base scores a run.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
home plate
n.
(lb en baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the
center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched
strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from
or past third base scores a run.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
home plate
Englanti n.
(yhteys urheilu k=en) kotipesässä sijaitseva lautanen (baseballissa)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
home plate /hˈəʊm plˈeɪt/
domácí meta
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
home plate /hˈəʊm plˈeɪt/
Schlagmal [sport]
Note: Baseball
Note: baseball
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
home plate /hˈəʊm plˈeɪt/
kotipesä, lautanen
pentagonal rubber object
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
home plate /hˈəʊm plˈeɪt/
本塁, ホームベース
pentagonal rubber object
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