slate
adjective
1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.
noun
1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
Definition categories: man–made, tablet
2. thin layers of rock used for roofing
Similar word(s): slating
Definition categories: substance
3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Definition categories: substance
4. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
Similar word(s): ticket
Definition categories: communication, list, listing
Sentences with slate as a noun:
- slate colour:
- Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.
- Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.
verb
1. designate or schedule
- He slated his talk for 9 AM
- She was slated to be his successor
Definition categories: cognition, designate, destine, intend, specify
2. enter on a list or slate for an election
- He was slated for borough president
Definition categories: social, register
3. cover with slate
- slate the roof
Definition categories: contact, roof
Sentences with slate as a verb:
- The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
- The play was slated by the critics.
- The election was slated for November 2nd.
- The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
- The boy was slated by his own mom for disobeying her.