slate

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
tablet
2. thin layers of rock used for roofing
• Syn:
slating
• Hypernyms:
roofing material
3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
• Hypernyms:
sedimentary rock
4. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
• Syn:
ticket
• Hypernyms:
list, listing

II - verb

1. designate or schedule (Freq. 2)
- He slated his talk for 9 AM
- She was slated to be his successor
• Hypernyms:
intend, destine, designate, specify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
2. enter on a list or slate for an election
- He was slated for borough president
• Hypernyms:
cross-file, register
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. cover with slate
- slate the roof
• Derivationally related forms:
slating
• Hypernyms:
roof
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ticket, slating