Slate

Noun

 * 1)  A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
 * 2)  The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
 * 3)  A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk.
 * 4)  A tile made of slate.
 * 5)  A record of money owed.
 * Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.
 * 1)  A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
 * Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.
 * Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.

Synonyms

 * slate grey, slate gray
 * account, bill

Derived terms

 * a clean slate
 * on the slate
 * wipe the slate clean

Adjective

 * 1) Having the bluish-grey/gray colour/color of slate.

Derived terms

 * slate black
 * slate blue
 * slate gray/slate grey
 * slate pencil
 * slate-coloured junco
 * slaty

Verb

 * 1) To cover with slate.
 * The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
 * 1)  To criticise harshly.
 * The play was slated by the critics.
 * 1)  To schedule.
 * The election was slated for November 2nd.
 * 1)  To destine or strongly expect.
 * The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
 * 1) To punish severely.
 * The boy was slated by his own mom for disobeying her.

Thesaurus
Australian ballot, Indiana ballot, Massachusetts ballot, absentee ballot, agenda, ballot, batting order, bill, bill of fare, blanket ballot, blister, blueprint, board, book, brick, budget, calendar, card, carte du jour, castigate, clapboard, crawl, docket, excoriate, face, glass, glaze, lambaste, lath, line up, lineup, list of agenda, long ballot, menu, nonpartisan ballot, office-block ballot, paper, party emblem, party-column ballot, plank, playbill, program, program of operation, programma, prospectus, protocol, proxy, revet, roster, sample ballot, scarify, scathe, schedule, score, scourge, shake, sheathe, shingle, short ballot, split ticket, stone, straight ticket, thatch, ticket, tile, veneer, wall in, wall up, wallpaper, weatherboard

Etymology
From esclate: (French éclat:).

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian: шиста
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish: liuskekivi, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 石板 (せきばん, sekiban)
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: arduvaz, kayağantaş


 * Dutch: leigrijs
 * German: Schiefergrau


 * Italian:, grigio ardesia,  nero ardesia


 * Czech: břidlicová tabulka
 * Dutch:
 * French: ardoise


 * German: ,
 * Italian:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: liuskekivi
 * French: ardoise


 * German: Dachschiefer
 * Italian: tegola d'ardesia
 * Latvian: šīferis


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ardoise


 * German: Schuldentafel (put something on the slate: etwas anschreiben)
 * Italian: conto aperto, a credito,


 * Dutch: kandidatenlijst
 * Finnish: ehdokaslista,


 * German: Liste, Kandidatenliste
 * Italian: lista candidati

Adjective

 * Dutch: leigrijs
 * German: schiefergrau


 * Italian:, blu ardesia,  nero ardesia,  grigio ardesia

Verb

 * Dutch:, met de grond gelijk maken
 * Finnish:
 * German: verreissen


 * Italian:, fare a pezzi
 * Swedish: fördöma


 * Dutch:, /
 * Finnish:
 * German: ansetzen,


 * Italian:, ,  ,  mettere in lista
 * Swedish:, schemalägga


 * Dutch:, voorbestemmen
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: vorsehen,


 * Italian: ,
 * Spanish: destinar
 * Swedish: förutspå, förutse, ,  förvänta

Anagrams

 * lates, least, leats, salet, setal, stale, steal, stela, taels, tales, teals, tesla