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die plates

die plates is the plural of die plate.

Meaning of die plate

Noun

die plate (plural die plates)

  1. A die in the form of a metal plate.
    1. A type of die for cutting screw threads on male fasteners; it is arranged in the form of a plate of tool steel with a graduated series of holes, each being the die opening for a certain size of screw. A predecessor of today's tap and die sets, it is now considered an antique type of tool, no longer in common use but still sometimes desirable as a collectible among tool collectors.
  2. A metal plate that is part of a die.

Questions about die plates

What is die plates the plural of?
Die plates is the plural of die plate.

Words near die plates in the dictionary

  1. die on
  2. die on one's arse
  3. die on the vine
  4. die out
  5. die plate
  6. die plates
  7. die roaring
  8. die roaring for a priest
  9. Die Stem
  10. die the way one lived
  11. die, die

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