platter
/'plætə/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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a large shallow dish used for serving food
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