Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slate

4 senses of slate

Sense 1
slate -- ((formerly) a writing tablet made of slate)
       => tablet -- (a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription)

Sense 2
slate, slating -- (thin layers of rock used for roofing)
       => roofing material -- (building material used in constructing roofs)

Sense 3
slate -- (a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers)
       => sedimentary rock -- (rock formed from consolidated clay sediments)

Sense 4
slate, ticket -- (a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices)
       => list, listing -- (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slate

3 senses of slate

Sense 1
slate -- (designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor")
       => intend, destine, designate, specify -- (design or destine; "She was intended to become the director")

Sense 2
slate -- (enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president")
       => cross-file, register -- (have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties)

Sense 3
slate -- (cover with slate; "slate the roof")
       => roof -- (provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof)