Slate Definition
slāt
slated, slates, slating
noun
slates
A hard, fine-grained, metamorphic rock, typically formed from shale, that cleaves naturally into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.
Webster's New World
A thin piece of slate or slatelike material, esp. one used as a roofing tile or as a tablet for writing on with chalk.
Webster's New World
A writing tablet made of a similar material.
American Heritage
Slates collectively; slating.
Webster's New World
A record of past performance or activity.
Start over with a clean slate.
American Heritage
adjective
Made of a fine-grained metamorphic rock.
A slate roof.
American Heritage
Of the color slate.
American Heritage
verb
slated, slates, slating
To cover with slate.
Webster's New World
To put on a list or designate, as for candidacy, appointment, engagement, etc.; choose or schedule.
Webster's New World
To schedule or designate.
Our professor has slated the art history lecture for Thursday afternoon; was slated to direct the studio's next film.
American Heritage
To punish severely, as by thrashing.
Webster's New World
To scold or criticize harshly.
Webster's New World
idiom
a clean slate
- a record showing no marks of discredit, dishonor, etc.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Slate
- a clean slate
Origin of Slate
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Middle English sclate from Old French esclate splinter feminine of esclat slat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat).
From Wiktionary
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