slate
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounA flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers. A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made. A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
- adjectiveHaving the bluish-grey colour of slate (noun etymology 1, noun sense 4).
- verbTo cover (a building, or part of a building such as a floor or roof) with slates (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1).
Example:
The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #788 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 100% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None