Slate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|sleɪt|
Brit.
|sleɪt|
noun
- (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- thin layers of rock used for roofing
- a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices (syn: ticket)
- thin layers of rock used for roofing
- a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices (syn: ticket)
verb
- designate or schedule
He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor
- enter on a list or slate for an electionShe was slated to be his successor
He was slated for borough president
- cover with slateslate the roof
Extra examples
Some school blackboards are made of slate.
The house has a slate roof.
The conference was slated for summer.
There were several slates missing from the roof.
Doherty's most recent novel has been slated by the critics.
He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor
He was slated for borough president
She is quite stone deaf, so we correspond on a slate.
The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: slate
he/she/it: slates
present participle: slating
past tense: slated
past participle: slated
I/you/we/they: slate
he/she/it: slates
present participle: slating
past tense: slated
past participle: slated
noun
singular: slate
plural: slates
singular: slate
plural: slates
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