platters

noun

plural of platter
as in trays

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  1. trays
  2. plates
  3. bowls
  4. cups
  5. servers
  6. saucers
  7. waiters
Noun
  • Serving trays for entertaining over $50 This classy Mother of Pearl serving tray is made to order with custom sizing and trim.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Definition of trays
Noun
  • Soldiers steal livestock, cook dinner, eat using their shields as plates, burn down an English house as a woman and child flee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • From sunset on—when the night comes alive amidst dazzling skyline lights—the space is complete with a seafood-forward small plates menu showing French, Spanish, and Portuguese influences, complemented by a list of natural wines and craft cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of plates
Noun
  • To get your own hands dirty, walk five minutes to Limón Studio – a pottery store and graphic design studio that offers friendly workshops, in English, to make cups or bowls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • The lack of an alternative striker to Haaland could be problematic if the 26-year-old misses any significant period, and given Trafford played an important role in City winning two domestic cups last season, Rulli will have a lot to live up to.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Custom drinks include the Need a Little Limoncello, Spritz All the Time, and Me and You Mocktail, all served in souvenir light-up cups.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cups
Noun
  • The centers require vast amounts of electricity and water to power and cool the servers, and because of their large footprint, vast amounts of land.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Dedicated streaming servers support Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, and Amazon Prime.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of servers
Noun
  • The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The walls of their shop are now decorated with her tea cups, saucers and even a few recipes.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of saucers
Noun
  • Fresh fish and seafood are the menu's stars, with waiters proudly announcing the catch of the day, but there is also fresh pasta, served al dente with fresh garlic pesto or vine-ripe tomatoes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Luis Mora, a Waverly Hotel waiter, jumps an obstacle in his race to the finish line during the Hotel Sales Management Association waiters race to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiters
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