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slate (verb)

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  • slate — verb. There is an important difference between its meanings on the two sides of the Atlantic. In BrE it means ‘to criticize severely’, whereas in AmE it usually means ‘to nominate’ or ‘to designate or schedule’ (as in slating a meeting). The… …   Modern English usage

  • slate — ► NOUN 1) a fine grained grey, green, or bluish purple rock easily split into smooth, flat plates, used as roofing material. 2) a plate of slate formerly used in schools for writing on. 3) a bluish grey colour. 4) a list of candidates for… …   English terms dictionary

  • slate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo French *esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zesleizzen, slīzan to tear apart more at slit Date: 14th century 1. a piece of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slate — I. /sleɪt / (say slayt) noun 1. a fine grained rock formed by the compression of mudstone, that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate of this rock or a similar …  

  • slate — [[t]sle͟ɪt[/t]] slates, slating, slated 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs. ... a stone built cottage, with a traditional slate roof. 2) N COUNT A… …   English dictionary

  • slate — I UK [sleɪt] / US noun Word forms slate : singular slate plural slates 1) [uncountable] a type of dark grey stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces a) [countable] a single flat piece of slate that is used with others for covering a roof b) …   English dictionary

  • slate — slate1 [ sleıt ] noun 1. ) uncount a type of dark gray stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces a ) count a single flat piece of slate used with others for covering a roof b ) count a flat piece of slate used in the past to write on in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slate — 1 noun 1 ROCK (U) a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces: a slate mine 2 ON A ROOF (C) one of the small pieces of slate or similar material used for covering roofs: There were several slates missing from the roof. 3 slate …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • slate — 1. noun /sleɪt/ a) A fine grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week. b) The bluish grey …   Wiktionary

  • slate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Slate is used before these nouns: ↑grey, ↑roof, ↑tile Slate is used after these nouns: ↑roof {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Slate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑critic …   Collocations dictionary

  • slate — noun 1》 a fine grained grey, green, or bluish purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.     ↘a flat plate of slate used as roofing material. 2》 a plate of slate formerly used in schools for writing on. 3》 a bluish grey colour …   English new terms dictionary

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