slatenoun
uk/sleɪt/us/sleɪt/slate noun (ROCK)
[ C or U ] a dark grey rock that can be easily divided into thin pieces, or a small, thin piece of this used to cover a roof
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Geology: types of rock
- alabaster
- basalt
- basaltic
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flint
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- igneous
- lava
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
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slate noun (FOR WRITING)
[ C ] in the past, a small, thin, rectangular piece of slate (= rock), usually in a wooden frame, used for writing on, especially by children
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Schools in general
- assembly
- blackboard
- blackboard jungle
- break up
- bursar
- chalkboard
- fag
- foundation
- language laboratory
- let out
- long vacation
- matron
- midterm
- parent-teacher association
- pass
- playtime
- reception
- seat
- staffroom
- year
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slate noun (COMPUTER)
[ C ] also slate PC a small computer with a screen that you can write on using a special pen
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Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- mouse
- personal organizer
- ram
- storage device
- tablet
- toggle
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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slate noun (LIST)
[ C ] US a list of people who are being considered for a particular job or position, especially in politics:
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Voters & candidates in elections
- abstain
- aye
- carpetbagger
- constituency
- constituent
- contestant
- elector
- electoral college
- electorate
- floating voter
- independent
- no
- nominee
- plurality
- stalking horse
- swing voter
- ticket
- voter
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Idiom(s)
slateverb [ T ]
uk/sleɪt/us/sleɪt/slate verb [ T ] (CHOOSE)
to be expected to happen in the future or to be expected to be or do something in the future:
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Taking and choosing
- accord
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I... idiom
- dip
- easy option
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- go off with sth
- have/keep your options open idiom
- plump
- select
- selection
- selective
- selector
- self-selected
- single sb/sth out
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slate verb [ T ] (CRITICIZE)
UK informal to attack by criticizing; to write or say that something is very bad:
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Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- lashing
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pound away at sth/sb
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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slate verb [ T ] (ROCK)
to cover a roof with slates
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
- chimney pot
- chimney stack
- cupola
- dome
- domed
- eave
- frieze
- loft
- mansard roof
- pediment
- pitch
- rafter
- ridge
- roof
- roof sth in/over
- roofer
- shingle
- thatcher
- tile
- turret
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slateadjective
uk/sleɪt/us/sleɪt/of a colour similar to slate:
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- chrome yellow
- earth colour
- ginger
- khaki
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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