Slate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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 ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'slate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× slate (sleɪt ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseslates ,presentparticipleslating ,pasttense,pastparticipleslated 1. uncountablenoun[oftNOUNnoun] Slateisadark-greyrockthatcanbeeasilysplitintothinlayers.Slateisoftenusedforcoveringroofs. ...astone-builtcottage,withatraditionalslateroof. 2. countablenoun Aslateisoneofthesmallflatpiecesofslatethatareusedforcoveringroofs. 3. countablenoun Aslateisalistofcandidatesforanelection,usuallyfromthesameparty. Theleadershipwanttopresentasingleslateofcandidatestobeapprovedinan openvote.[+of] 4. passiveverb Ifsomethingisslatedtohappen,itisplannedtohappenataparticulartimeoronaparticularoccasion. [mainlyUS]HewasslatedtobecomeU.S.SecretaryofAgriculture.[beVERB-edto-infinitive] ControversialenergymeasuresareslatedforSenatedebatewithindays.[beVERB-ed+for] 5. verb[usuallypassive] Ifsomethingisslated,itiscriticizedveryseverely. [British,journalism]Hisnewrestauranthasbeenslatedbyatopfoodcritic.[beVERB-ed] Slatedbycriticsatthetime,thefilmhassincebecomeacultclassic.[VERB-ed] Synonyms:criticize,blast,pan[informal],slam[slang] MoreSynonymsofslate 6. Seeacleanslate 7. Seetowipetheslateclean MoreSynonymsofslate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof slate ©TylerBoyes,shutterstock Video:pronunciationof slate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'slate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'slate' WordList'black' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'braw' HindiTranslationof'slate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency slateinBritishEnglish1 (sleɪt ) noun1. a. acompactfine-grainedmetamorphicrockformedbytheeffectsofheatandpressureonshale.Itcanbesplitintothinlayersalongnaturalcleavageplanesandisusedasaroofingandpavingmaterial b. (asmodifier) aslatetile 2. aroofingtileofslate 3. (formerly)awritingtabletofslate 4. adarkgreycolour,oftenwithapurplishorbluishtinge 5. mainlyUSandCanadian alistofcandidatesinanelection 6. cinemaa. thereferenceinformationwrittenonaclapperboard b. informal theclapperboarditself 7. Seecleanslate 8. Seehaveaslateloose 9. Seeontheslate 10. Seewipetheslateclean verb(transitive)11. tocover(aroof)withslates 12. mainlyUS toenter(aperson'sname)onalist,esponapoliticalslate 13. a. tochooseordestine hewasslatedtogofar b. toplanorschedule thetrialisslatedtobegininthreeweeks adjective14. ofthecolourslate CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14:fromOldFrenchesclate,fromesclatafragment;seeslat1 WordFrequency slateinBritishEnglish2 (sleɪt ) verb(transitive)informal,mainlyBritish1. tocriticizeharshly;censure 2. topunishordefeatseverely CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC19:probablyfromslate1 WordFrequency slateinAmericanEnglish1 (sleɪt ) noun1.  ahard,fine-grained,metamorphicrock,typicallyformedfromshale,thatcleavesnaturallyintothin,smooth-surfacedlayers 2.  athinpieceofslateorslatelikematerial,esp.oneusedasaroofingtileoras atabletforwritingonwithchalk 3.  thebluish-graycolorofmostslate :alsoslateblue 4. US alistofcandidatesproposedfornominationorelection verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈslatedorˈslating5.  tocoverwithslate 6. US toputonalistordesignate,asforcandidacy,appointment,engagement,etc.;chooseorschedule Idioms:acleanslate Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEsclate