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dinnerplate

dinnerplate noun: a plate on which dinner can be served.

Noun

dinnerplate (plural dinnerplates)

  1. A plate on which dinner can be served.
    • His eyes grew as large as dinnerplates when he heard the shocking news.

Forms of dinnerplate

pluraldinnerplates
alternative formdinner plate

Origin of dinnerplate

From dinner + plate.

Questions about dinnerplate

What does dinnerplate mean?
Dinnerplate means a plate on which dinner can be served.
What part of speech is dinnerplate?
Dinnerplate is a noun.
What is the plural of dinnerplate?
The plural of dinnerplate is dinnerplates.

Words near dinnerplate in the dictionary

  1. dinnerlessness
  2. dinnerlike
  3. dinnerly
  4. dinnermate
  5. dinnermates
  6. dinnerplate
  7. dinnerplates
  8. dinners
  9. dinnertable
  10. dinnertables
  11. dinnertime

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