silver plate

noun

Definition of silver platenext
as in knife

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Recent Examples of silver plate The color for a 60-year anniversary is silver, so silver plates and napkins accompanied a delicious charcuterie board. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Her work, which includes a line of silver plates and rose quart teapots with accompanying cups, is informed and inspired by the rituals that typically accompany the drinking of tea from around the world. — Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 The bulky rectangular device—visible to the customer only as a silver plate with four light sensors—was one of the store’s ten brand-new Spectra-Physics Model A’s. — Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024 According to a recent paper published in the journal Antiquity, silver for the earlier post-Roman coins during this period came from Byzantine silver plate, while silver for the later coins most likely came from mines located in Melle, Aquitaine. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for silver plate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver plate
  1. knife
  2. silver
  3. fork
  4. teaspoon
  5. spoon
  6. tablespoon
Noun
  • The result is an LP that feels like both a one-off and a leap forward, constantly code-switching between electronic freakouts that wouldn’t be out of place on the Planet Mu label and sultry club pop with the campy, prop-knife edge of electroclash.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s dinner knife is still sharp, although never quite sharp enough.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knife
Noun
  • These atomic pairs selectively remove only the hydrogen atoms needed to convert ethanol into acetaldehyde while suppressing the deactivation pathways seen in comparable platinum-silver and chromium-silver catalysts.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The 23-year-old’s name joins that of compatriots Ayako Okamoto (1984), Hinako Shibuno (2019) and last year’s champion golfer Miyū Yamashita — who failed to make the cut this weekend — on the silver trophy.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of silver
Noun
  • The chefs were announced on June 3 by Visit Sacramento, the city’s tourism bureau that has hosted the farm-to-fork dinner since 2013.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The flesh should change from translucent to mostly opaque and flake easily when gently pressed with a fork.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of fork
Noun
  • While the pork is browning, in a large bowl, combine the peaches with 1 tablespoon vinegar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice and 1 tablespoon oil.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Start with 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon and vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon each of cardamom and ginger.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Definition of teaspoon
Noun
  • Drizzle 1½ cups sauce over and, using an offset spatula or a spoon, spread evenly over eggplants.
    — Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026
  • Cover with lid slightly ajar (a flat wooden spoon between the insert and the lid works well), and cook on LOW, stirring occasionally, until peach mixture is jammy and very aromatic, about 6 hours.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
Definition of spoon
Noun
  • While the pork is browning, in a large bowl, combine the peaches with 1 tablespoon vinegar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice and 1 tablespoon oil.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each square, and spread slightly to fill the smaller square while maintaining the border.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tablespoon

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“Silver plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20plate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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