SILVER-PLATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Plate with silver

Example:

silverplate a watch

Synonyms:

silver-plate; silverplate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "silver-plate" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

silver plate (a thin layer of silver deposited on something)

silver plate (tableware that is plated with silver)