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While I pride myself on trying to be creative in all areas of my life, I have occasionally gone overboard, like the time I decided to bring to a party a salad that I constructed, on a huge rattan platter, to look like a miniature scale model of the Gardens of Babylon.
Gregory Maguire

Meaning of "platter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLATTER

From Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLATTER

platter  [ˈplætə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLATTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Platter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Platter

Platter may refer to: ▪ Platter, by Jock Cheese ▪ Platter, a meal of several components served together on a platter or in a basket ▪ Platter, large dish used for serving food ▪ Platter, American Champion racehorse ▪ Platter, Oklahoma, USA ▪ Hard disk platter, part of a computer hard drive ▪ The Halal Guys, a food cart located in New York City Platter is the surname of: ▪ Bruno Platter, Grand master of the Teutonic Order ▪ Luanne Platter, fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill ▪ Thomas Platter, humanist scholar and writer ▪ Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss-born physician, traveller and diarist...

Definition of platter in the English dictionary

The definition of platter in the dictionary is a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food. Other definition of platter is a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLATTER


batter
ˈbætə
blatter
ˈblætə
chatter
ˈtʃætə
clatter
ˈklætə
combater
ˈkɒmbætə
flatter
ˈflætə
hatter
ˈhætə
kata
ˈkætə
Kenyatta
kɛnˈjætə
latter
ˈlætə
matter
ˈmætə
matters
ˈmætə
mulatta
mjuːˈlætə
parramatta
ˌpærəˈmætə
plaiter
ˈplætə
regatta
rɪˈɡætə
scatter
ˈskætə
shatter
ˈʃætə
slatter
ˈslætə
splatter
ˈsplætə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLATTER

platonically
Platonism
Platonist
platoon
platoon sergeant
plats du jour
Plattdeutsch
Platte
platted
platteland
platterful
plattersful
platting
platy
platycephalic
platycephalous
platyhelminth
platyhelminthic
platykurtic
platypus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLATTER

better
condensed matter
condensed-matter
dark matter
fatter
fly swatter
for that matter
formatter
front matter
no laughing matter
no matter
organic matter
pancake batter
patter
ratter
seafood platter
squatter
subject matter
the fact of the matter
the matter
white matter

Synonyms and antonyms of platter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLATTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «platter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of platter

Translation of «platter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLATTER

Find out the translation of platter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of platter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «platter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 大浅盘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuente
570 millions of speakers

English

platter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блюдо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travessa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pinggan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Platte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大皿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 큰 접시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Platter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dia đựng cơm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

servis tabağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piatto da portata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

półmisek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

platou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιατέλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skottel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diskens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tallerken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of platter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLATTER»

The term «platter» is very widely used and occupies the 22.411 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLATTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «platter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «platter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about platter

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6 QUOTES WITH «PLATTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word platter.
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Allan Bloom
Rock gives children, on a silver platter, with all the public authority of the entertainment industry, everything their parents always used to tell them they had to wait for until they grew up and would understand later.
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher
She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room. That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday. And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
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Gregory Maguire
While I pride myself on trying to be creative in all areas of my life, I have occasionally gone overboard, like the time I decided to bring to a party a salad that I constructed, on a huge rattan platter, to look like a miniature scale model of the Gardens of Babylon.
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Darrell Royal
All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter.
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Amy Sedaris
I want witchcraft so bad that I can't stand it. I have wands in my apartment. And I use them sometimes. I walk into the kitchen with my wand, and I come out with something on a platter and I say, 'See, magic happens.' Works every time.
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Drew Sidora
I have a beautiful platter of various fruits as my computer screen saver. It's a constant reminder to eat healthy! It helps me to make healthier food choices throughout my day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLATTER»

Discover the use of platter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to platter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On a Silver Platter: CD-ROMs and the Promises of a New ...
Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Author on WAMU Radio Convicted Yet Innocent: The Legal Times Review Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 DNA testing and advances in forensic science have shaken the foundations of the U.S. criminal ...
Greg M. Smith, 1999
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Aristophanes and the Carnival of Genres
This book charts a new course for Aristophanic comedy, taking its lead from the work of Bakhtin.
Charles Platter, 2006
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A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
This is the book for anyone who wants to gather and feed friends around a table and nurture their conversation. It’s not about showing off with complicated techniques and obscure ingredients.
David Tanis, 2008
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The Big Platter Cookbook: Cooking and Entertaining Family Style
A collection of more than 100 home-entertaining recipes that can be prepared ahead of time or within convenient timeframes is organized by season and focuses on platter presentation meals, in a volume complemented by starter and dessert ...
Lou Jane Temple, A. Cort Sinnes, Steven Rothfeld, 2004
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Mind Over Platter
The author combines coaching, hypnosis, NLP (neuro linguistics progamming), and nutrition to transform one's mind and body. Not only will readers train their brains to think thin, they will train their body to become a fat burning machine.
Rosa Smith-Montanaro, 2006
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Platter Chatter: Refreshing Relationships Through Food
A fresh approach to the recipe book market - as Kate Wilson promotes eating together with friends and family.
Kate Wilson, 2008
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Chatter to Flatter Your Platter: Essays that Explore Wisdom ...
In the twenty essays that make up his first collection of stories, Chatter to Flatter Your Platter: Essays that Explore Wisdom and Humor in Everyday Life, author Moj Dehghan educates and entertains his audience by sharing not only the ...
Moj Dehghan, 2006
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Beloved son Felix: the journal of Felix Platter, a medical ...
Describes life in Montpelier during the mid-sixteenth century, with special commentary on Montpellier's School of Medicine.
Felix Platter, 1961
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2011 Price Guide
Toothbrush Holder with Cover. Cover has three small air holes. Design is a Floral Dogwood Pattern by Copeland/Late Spode. Circa 1847-1867. Crazing with tiny nick to cover rim. $94 Large Platter, Chatsworth Pattern by Ford & Sons.
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Plato's Apology of Socrates: A Commentary
This book is not only a much-needed aid for students of Greek. It is also the basis of a complete course on the Apology.
Paul Allen Miller, Charles Platter, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLATTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term platter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Business Buzz: Social media automation brings success on a platter
If done properly, automation can bring you success on a platter. Simon Wetherell is a social media expert, lawyer, best-selling author and ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Yummy platter
About 70 per cent of Pu3's customers are young adults, many of them seeking the novelty of eating from a common platter with friends. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Goa on a Platter
There is plenty to choose from the vegetarian and non-vegetarian platter. The menu has quite a few interesting options for soups and starters ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
A lot of work goes into that Polish platter
For visitors to the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, the most strenuous part of getting that Polish platter at the Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish ... «Niagara Frontier Publications, Jul 15»
5
Drama on my platter at Nautanki in Ahmedabad
Nautanki-Gastronomical Drama — the name piques my interest even before I set foot into the newest restaurant in town. Indeed, the place does ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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The globe on a platter
Essentially, the word weekend spells 'sales' for a chef and it's definitely no different for me! My restaurant 'Junoon' in New York serves Indian ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
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Today in History: How the Pluto Platter became the Frisbee
Today in History: How the Pluto Platter became the Frisbee. By The Associated Press. Posted: 07/22/15, 12:12 AM PDT |. # Comments. Today is Wednesday ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Platter man arrested for murder in deadly June crash
COLBERT, OKLA. -- OHP Troopers arrested Ramon Rashad Jordan, 34, of Platter on Monday at the Love's in Colbert. He will face murder ... «KXII-TV, Jul 15»
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Free appetizer sampler platter at Applebee's on Tuesday
Free appetizer sampler platter at Applebee's on Tuesday. Applebee's is giving away free Sriracha Shrimp appetizers on July 21. Courtesy/ ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Jacuzzi, beauty salons, malls on private varsities' platter!
New Delhi: As the lure of fat pay packets draw thousands of students to the IITs, IIMs and prestigious colleges of Delhi University, private ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»

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