slate
/sleɪt/
Dictionary
noun
- A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
- The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
- 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
- A roofing-tile made of slate.
- A record of money owed.
"Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week."
- A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
"Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote."
- An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
- A thin plate of any material; a flake.
adjective
- Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
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