dove vs slate

dove

noun
  • A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird. 

  • Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. 

  • A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict. 

  • A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. 

verb
  • Strong simple past tense of dive 

slate

noun
  • The bluish-grey colour of most slate. 

  • An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes. 

  • A list of affiliated candidates for an election. 

  • A record of money owed. 

  • A tablet computer. 

  • A thin plate of any material; a flake. 

  • A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. 

  • A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools. 

  • A roofing-tile made of slate. 

verb
  • To cover with slate. 

  • To schedule. 

  • To criticise harshly. 

  • To set a dog upon (a person). 

  • To anticipate or strongly expect. 

  • To nominate, appoint, or designate. 

adj
  • Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate. 

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