Definition of slates Slates
/slejˈts/ - [sleyts] -
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What does slates mean?
Wiktionary 
- slates (Noun)
Plural of slate.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: slates |
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| slate - a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices | ||
| ticket | ||
| list, listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | ||
| slate - thin layers of rock used for roofing | ||
| slating | ||
| roofing material building material used in constructing roofs | ||
| slate - (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate | ||
| slate - a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers | ||
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| slate - cover with slate; "slate the roof" | ||
| roof provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof | ||
| slate - enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president" | ||
| cross-file, register have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties | ||
| slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" | ||
| destine, intend, designate, specify decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" | ||
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Wiktionary
- slate (Noun)
A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. - slate (Noun)
The bluish- grey colour of most slate. - slate (Noun)
A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk. - slate (Noun)
A tile made of slate. - slate (Noun)
A record of money owed. - slate (Noun)
A list of affiliated candidates for an election. - slate (Verb)
To cover with slate. - slate (Verb)
To criticise harshly. - slate (Verb)
To schedule. - slate (Verb)
To destine or strongly expect. - slate (Verb)
To punish severely. - slate (Adjective)
Having the bluish- grey/ gray colour/color of slate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- slate (v. t.)
An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist. - slate (v. t.)
Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. - slate (v. t.)
A prepared piece of such stone. - slate (v. t.)
A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. - slate (v. t.)
A tablet for writing upon. - slate (v. t.)
An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. - slate (v. t.)
A thin plate of any material; a flake. - slate (v. t.)
A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. - slate (v. t.)
To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. - slate (v. t.)
To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. - slate (v. t.)
To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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slate
An official list of candidates during an election.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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slate
slāt, n. a highly metamorphosed argillaceous rock, fine-grained and fissile, and of a dull blue, gray, purple, or green colour—used in thin slabs of small size for ordinary roofs, and in larger slabs for dairy-fittings, wash-tubs, cisterns, tables, &c., and when polished for writing-slates and 'black-boards:' a piece of slate for roofing, or for writing upon: a preliminary list of candidates before a caucus.—adj. bluish-gray, slate-coloured.—v.t. to cover with slate: to enter on a slate.—ns. Slate′-axe, a slater's tool, a sax; Slate′-clay, a fissile shale.—adjs. Slā′ted, covered with slates; Slate′-gray, of a light slate colour.—ns. Slate′-pen′cil, a cut or turned stick of soft slate, or of compressed moistened slate-powder, for writing on slate; Slā′ter; Slā′tiness, the quality of being slaty; Slā′ting, the act of covering with slates: a covering of slates: materials for slating.—adj. Slā′ty, resembling slate: having the nature or properties of slate. [O. Fr. esclat—Old High Ger. slīzan, Ger. schleissen, to split.] -
slate
slāt, v.t. to abuse, criticise severely: (prov.) to set a dog at.—n. Slā′ting, a severe criticism. [A.S. slítan, to slit.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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slate
A sheet. CANT.
