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underplate

underplate noun: an armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.

Noun

underplate (plural underplates)

  1. An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
  2. A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.
  3. A charger plate

Verb

underplate (third-person singular simple present underplates, present participle underplating, simple past and past participle underplated)

  1. To act as an underplate.

Forms of underplate

Noun
pluralunderplates
Verb
third-person singular presentunderplates
present participleunderplating
past participleunderplated
pastunderplated

Origin of underplate

From under- + plate.

Questions about underplate

What does underplate mean?
Underplate means an armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
What part of speech is underplate?
Underplate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underplate?
The plural of underplate is underplates.

Words near underplate in the dictionary

  1. underplant
  2. underplanted
  3. underplanting
  4. underplantings
  5. underplants
  6. underplate
  7. underplated
  8. underplates
  9. underplating
  10. underplatings
  11. underplay

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