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Slates
A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
📖 Definitions of "Slates"
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A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
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The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
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A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools
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A roofing-tile made of slate.
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To cover with slate.
"The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775."
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To criticise harshly.
"The play was slated by the critics."
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To schedule.
"The election was slated for November 2nd."
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To anticipate or strongly expect.
"The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slates"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pansnoun | Ellipsis of Peter Pans; plural of Pan. |
| listnoun | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. |
| roofingnoun | The process of constructing a roof or roofs. |
| rollsnoun | (informal) Rolls-Royce automobile |
| agendasnoun | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| blackboards | (Takhté siah; ) a 2000 Iranian film directed by Samira Makhmalbaf. |
| checklistsnoun | A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar. |
| listingsnoun | An entry in a list or directory. |
| listsnoun | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. |
| rostersnoun | A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class. |
| schedulesnoun | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. |
| slatennoun | (literary) Made of slate. |
| slatternoun | To be awkward, careless, or negligent, especially with regard to dress and neatness. |
| sladenoun | (dialectal) A hillside. |
| slyenoun | A surname. |
| slayverb | (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something. |
| slapenoun | (Yorkshire, dialect) slippery, slippy |
| slaydennoun | A surname. |
| slatonnoun | A city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States, named after O. L. Slaton. |
| slattonnoun | A surname. |
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