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Definition of Slate

1. Noun. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate.

2. Verb. Designate or schedule. "She was slated to be his successor"

3. Noun. Thin layers of rock used for roofing.

4. Verb. Enter on a list or slate for an election. "He was slated for borough president"

5. Noun. A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers.

6. Verb. Cover with slate. "Slate the roof"

7. Noun. A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices.

Definition of Slate

1. n. An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

2. v. t. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.

3. v. t. To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.

Definition of Slate

1. to cover with slate (a roofing material) [v SLATED, SLATING, SLATES]

Medical Definition of Slate

1. 1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. Origin: Slated; Slating. 1. An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist. 2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. 3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially: A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. A tablet for writing upon. 4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. 5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. 6. A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. Adhesive slate, a variety of calcite of silvery white luster and of a slaty structure. Transparent slate, a plate of translucent material, as ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed beneath it, can be made by tracing. Origin: OE. Slat, OF. Esclat a shiver, splinter, F. Eclat, fr. OF. Esclater to shiver, to chip, F. Eclater, fr. OHG. Sliezen to tear, slit, split, fr. Slizan to slit, G. Schleissen. See Slit, and cf. Eclat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slate

slashed slasher slashers slashes slashing slashingly slashings slash pine slash pocket Slask

slat slat slatch slatches slate (current term) slate (current term) slate-colored junco slate-gray slated slatelike

slater slater slaters slates slatey slate club slate pencil slate roof slather slathered

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