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slate

N รายชื่อ ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง register roll rai-chue-phu-sa-mak-rab-luek-tang

slate

N หินชนวน กระดานชนวน กระเบื้อง หินชนวน hin-cha-nuan

slate

VT มุง หลังคา ด้วย กระเบื้อง หินชนวน mung-lang-ka-duai-hin-cha-nuan

slate

VT ใส่ เข้าไป ใน รายชื่อ ผู้สมัคร schedule program list register sai-kao-pai-nai-rai-chue-phu-sa-mak

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLATE

n. 1. An argillaceous stone which readily splits into plates; argillite; argillaceous shist.
2. A piece of smooth argillaceous stone, used for covering buildings.
3. A piece of smooth stone of the above species, used for writing on.

SLATE

v.i.To cover with slate or plates of stone; as, to slate a roof. [It does not signify to tile. ]

SLATE, SLETE

v.t.To set a dog loose at any thing.

SLATE-AX

n.A mattock with an ax-end; used in slating.

SLATED

pp. Covered with slates.

SLATER

v.i. 1. To be careless of dress and dirty.
2. To be careless, negligent or awkward; to spill carelessly.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLATE

Slate, n. Etym: [OE. slat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. éclat,fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. éclater, fr. OHG. sliezen to tear, slit, split, fr. slizan to slit, G. schleissen. See Slit, v. t., and cf. Eclat. ]

1. (Min. )

Defn: An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.

3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially: (a ) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. (b ) A tablet for writing upon.

4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.

5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs. ]

Defn: A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] Bartlett. Adhesive slate (Min. ), a kind of slate of a greenish gray color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the tongue; whence the name. -- Aluminous slate, or Alum slate (Min. ), a kind of slate containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture of alum. -- Bituminous slate (Min. ), a soft species of sectile clay slate, impregnated with bitumen. -- Hornblende slate (Min. ), a slaty rock, consisting essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for flagging on account of its toughness. -- Slate ax or axe, a mattock with an ax end, used in shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the nails. -- Slate clay (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used for making fire bricks. Tomlinson. -- Slate globe, a globe the surface of which is made of an artificial slatelike material. -- Slate pencil, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for writing on a slate. -- Slate rocks (Min. ), rocks which split into thin laminæ, not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated rocks. -- Slate spar (Min. ), a variety of calcite of silvery white luster and of a slaty structure. -- Transparent slate, a plate of translucent material, as ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed beneath it, can be made by tracing.

SLATE

Slate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slated; p. pr. & vb. n. Slating. ]

1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.

2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision ), for an appointment. [Polit. Cant ]

SLATE

Slate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. slæting a privilege of hunting. ]

Defn: To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3. [Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [Written also slete.] Ray.

SLATE-COLOR

SLATE-COLOR Slate "-col `or.

Defn: A dark bluish gray color.

SLATE-GRAY

SLATE-GRAY Slate "-gray `, a.

Defn: Of a dark gray, like slate.

SLATER

SLATER Slat "er, n.

Defn: One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.

SLATER

SLATER Slat "er, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a sow bug.

New American Oxford Dictionary

slate

slate |slāt sleɪt | ▶noun 1 a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces. • a flat piece of such rock used as roofing material. 2 a flat piece of slate used for writing on, typically framed in wood, formerly used in schools. • a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views: another slate of candidates will be picked for the state convention. • a range of something offered: the company has revealed details of a $60 million slate of film productions. • a board showing the identifying details of a take of a motion picture, which is held in front of the camera at its beginning and end. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] a bluish-gray color: suits of slate gray . ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover (something, esp. a roof ) with slates. 2 Brit. informal criticize severely: his work was slated by the critics. 3 (usu. be slated ) schedule; plan: renovations are slated for late June | [ with obj. ] : construction is slated to begin late next year. • (usu. be slated ) nominate (someone ) as a candidate for an office or post: I understand that I am being slated for promotion. 4 identify (a movie take ) using a slate. PHRASES wipe the slate clean see wipe. DERIVATIVES slat y adjective ORIGIN Middle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine, synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off ’ (see slat ). Sense 3 of the verb of the verb arose from the practice of noting a name on a writing slate.

slate-coloured

slate-coloured ▶adjective of a dark bluish or greenish grey.

slate pencil

slate pen ¦cil ▶noun chiefly historical a pencil made of soft slate used for writing on slate.

slater

slat er |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | ▶noun 1 a person who slates roofs for a living. 2 a wood louse or similar isopod. [Several species in the order Isopoda. See also sea slater . ]

Slater, Samuel

Sla ter, Samuel |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | (1768 –1835 ), US inventor and industrialist; born in England. After building a technologically advanced spinning mill from memory in Rhode Island in 1793, he set up his own mills in New England.

Oxford Dictionary

slate

slate |sleɪt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates. 2 a flat plate of slate used as roofing material. • a flat plate of slate formerly used for writing on in schools. • Brit. a record of a person's debit or credit (in pubs and shops formerly written on a slate ): ‘Five quid, ’ said the barman. ‘Put it on my slate, ’ I suggested. 3 [ mass noun ] [ usu. as modifier ] a bluish-grey colour: suits of slate grey . 4 a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views: candidates on the left's slate won 74 per cent of constituency votes. • chiefly N. Amer. a range of something on offer: the company has revealed details of a $60m slate of film productions. 5 a board showing the identifying details of a take in a film, held in front of the camera at the beginning and end of the take. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover (something, especially a roof ) with slates. 2 Brit. informal criticize severely: his work was slated by the critics. 3 chiefly N. Amer. schedule; plan: London shows are slated for late June | [ with infinitive ] : construction is slated to begin late next year. • nominate (someone ) as a candidate for an office or post: I understand that I am being slated for promotion. 4 identify (a take in a film ) using a slate. DERIVATIVES slaty adjective ORIGIN Middle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off ’ (see slat ).

slate-coloured

slate-coloured ▶adjective of a dark bluish or greenish grey.

slate pencil

slate pen ¦cil ▶noun chiefly historical a pencil made of soft slate used for writing on slate.

slater

slater |ˈsleɪtə | ▶noun 1 a person who slates roofs for a living. 2 a woodlouse or similar isopod crustacean. ●Several species in the order Isopoda. See also sea slater .

Slater, Samuel

Sla ter, Samuel |ˈslātər ˈsleɪdər | (1768 –1835 ), US inventor and industrialist; born in England. After building a technologically advanced spinning mill from memory in Rhode Island in 1793, he set up his own mills in New England.

American Oxford Thesaurus

slate

slate verb we've slated your speech for 2:10 on Thursday afternoon: plan, schedule, book; organize, arrange.

Oxford Thesaurus

slate

slate verb Brit. informal his work was slated by the critics: criticize harshly, attack, pillory, lambaste, condemn, flay, savage, shoot down, revile, vilify; informal pan, knock, tear /pull /take to pieces, take /pull apart, crucify, hammer, slam, do a hatchet job on, bash, give something a battering, roast, skewer, maul, throw brickbats at; Brit. informal rubbish, slag off, monster; N. Amer. informal trash, pummel; Austral. /NZ informal bag; archaic slash; rare excoriate. ANTONYMS praise, commend, applaud.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slate

slate 1 /sleɪt /名詞複～s /-ts /1 U 粘板岩 , スレート ; C (屋根をふく )スレート , スレート屋根 ; 石板〘昔, 子供がノート代わりに用いた〙.2 U スレート色 , 石板色〘濃い青みがかった灰色〙.3 C ｟米｠(選挙などの )公認候補者名簿 ; (会社などの )役員名簿 ; 予定表 .cl è an the sl á te ＝wipe (off ) the slate clean .(p ù t A ) on the sl á te ｟英くだけてやや古｠(A 〈飲み物など〉を )つけで (売る ), 貸しとして (記入する ).w ì pe (ò ff ) the sl á te cl è an 過去を清算する, 一から出直す .(with ) a cl è an sl á te 汚点のない経歴 (で ), 白紙の状態 (で ).動詞他動詞 1 ｟米くだけて｠〖通例 be ～d 〗a. 〈人が〉 «…の /…する » 候補者の名簿に載る , 候補に指名される «for /to do » ▸ Susan is slated to star in her first movie .スーザンは最初の映画で主役候補になっている b. 〈物事が〉 «日時に /…するように » 予定されている «for /to do » ▸ The bookstore is slated to open in early April .その書店は4月初旬にオープンすることになっている 2 〈屋根〉をスレートでふく .～̀ p é ncil 石筆〘石板筆記用〙.

slate

slate 2 動詞他動詞｟英くだけて｠ «…のことで » …を (手厳しく )批判する, 酷評する «for » .

slated

sl á t ed /-ɪd /形容詞〈屋根などが〉スレートでふいた .

slate-gray

sl à te-gr á y ｟英｠-gr é y 形容詞スレート色の, 石板色の .