slate

Definitions

General English

• noun a thin piece of this stone used to cover a roof

General Science

• noun a hard metamorphic rock which splits easily along cleavage lines, used especially for making roofs

Construction

• A fine-grained metamorphic rock possessing a well-developed fissility (slaty cleavage) usually not parallel to the bedding planes of the rock.

Media Studies

• noun the list of major films that are to be produced during a single production period

Politics

• noun a list of candidates for a position

Slang

• verb to insult, denigrate. As used by adolescents since 2000, the standard colloquialism (originally a northern English dialect word meaning to harass or hurt) has stronger, more personal overtones.

Nearby Definitions of “slate”

• slant
• slap
• slapstick
• slash
• slat
• slate
• slaughter
• slave
• sleaze
• sledge
• sledging

Contexts for “slate”

6 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Construction
• Media Studies
• Politics
• Slang