slate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
Types & categories
- tablet hypernym
Sense 2 verb
designate or schedule
He slated his talk for 9 AM
Types & categories
- intend hypernym
Sense 3 noun
thin layers of rock used for roofing
Types & categories
- roofing material hypernym
Related & opposite
- slate derivation
Sense 4 verb
enter on a list or slate for an election
He was slated for borough president
Types & categories
- cross-file hypernym
Related & opposite
- slate derivation
Sense 5 noun
a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Types & categories
- sedimentary rock hypernym
Sense 6 verb
cover with slate
slate the roof
Types & categories
- roof hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
Types & categories
- listing hypernym
Related & opposite
- slate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tablet |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intend |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | roofing material |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | slate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cross-file |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sedimentary rock |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | slating |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | slating |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | roof |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | slate |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | listing |