platter

/'plætə/
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platter

A waiter carries a large platter of fresh fruit to the table.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large, shallow dish for serving food: A platter is a large, often oval, plate used to present and serve food, especially meats, cheeses, or other main dishes.
    • A phonograph record: In historical contexts, "platter" is an informal term for a vinyl phonograph record, the grooved disk used to play recorded music.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (serving dish):
    • The waiter brought the roasted turkey on a silver platter.
    • Arrange the fruit and cheese on a large platter for the party.
  • Noun (phonograph record):
    • He carefully placed the platter on the turntable and lowered the needle.
    • My collection includes many classic jazz platters from the 1950s.
Advanced Usage
  • "on a (silver) platter": This idiom means to receive something valuable or desirable without having to work for it.
    • He expected the promotion to be handed to him on a silver platter.
    • Success isn't served on a platter; you have to earn it.
Variants and Related Words
  • Platterful (n): The amount that a platter can hold.
    • She served a platterful of sandwiches.
Synonyms
  • Tray, serving dish, charger: For the food-serving meaning.
  • Record, vinyl, disk: For the phonograph record meaning.
Related Idioms
  • "Hand (something) to (someone) on a platter": To give something to someone very easily.
    • The defense handed the victory to the other team on a platter with their many errors.
platter

A waiter carries a large platter of fresh fruit to the table.

Noun
  1. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
  2. a large shallow dish used for serving food

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