slate

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They need me so much; -- the slate is always full; the bell will never stop.

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  1. noun A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.
  2. noun A piece of this rock cut for use as roofing or surfacing material or as a writing surface.
  3. noun A writing tablet made of a similar material.

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  • I would contend that what we've got on this slate is a ranking OF spoilers. —  RVABlogs
  • And so this year's title slate is a significant improvement from last year because we learned what didn't work last year, which we are not sequelling, and we are emphasizing hard those things that do perform. —  Software Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
  • Now, I happen to think that this is a questionable way of assigning a popular vote tally, but whatever one's feelings on the matter it's worth noting that divided slates of electors complicate the analysis of a popular vote: You can no longer say that a vote for a slate is an unambiguous show of support for a particular candidate. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • The biographies of the members of our slate are attached to this letter. —  Search Engine Watch Blog
  • If you're not familiar with what a slate is, it's basically a way for keeping track of scenes of video (a slate is a black and white checkered board with chalk writing on the front that directors clap at the beginning and end of a film scene). —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
 

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limestone ·  quartz ·  chalk ·  schist ·  marble ·  gravel ·  brick ·  clay ·  shale ·  cement ·  basalt ·  shingle

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slate:   Slate ·  slated
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  1. Middle English sclate, from Old French esclate, splinter, feminine of esclat; see slat.

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  1. from Middle English *slaten, sleten, slæten (preterit slette), bait, perhaps orig. tear, ult. from Anglo-Saxon slītan (preterit slāt), slit, tear: see slit.
 

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