Definition of Slate

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Definition of Slate

Slate

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

Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.

A prepared piece of such stone.

A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.

A tablet for writing upon.

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

A thin plate of any material; a flake.

A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.

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

To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.

To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.

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Slate Quotations

As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don't learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean.
Jeanne Moreau

The great appeal of the doctrine that the mind is a blank slate is the simple mathematical fact that zero equals zero.
Steven Pinker

If I don't think about anything, and start with a clean slate, in terms of what I have to do, a lot of different ideas come up, and I can think about things more openly.
Namie Amuro

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.
Ben Kingsley

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.
David Talbot

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.
Peter Bart

Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
Tabitha Soren

I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs.
Juan Cole

We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.
Vinoba Bhave

I just cleared the slate and thought of her as a mother and went from there.
Marg Helgenberger

Slate Translations

slate in Dutch is lei
slate in French is schisteux, ardoise
slate in Italian is ardesia, abusare
slate in Spanish is abusar, pizarra
slate in Swedish is skiffer, griffeltavla

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