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plateau

Definitions of plateau
  1. noun
    a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
    synonyms: schaal, tableau
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    types:
    kom
    a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
    botervloot, vloot
    a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table
    eenpansmaaltijd, kasserol, kastrol, ovenschaal, ovenschotel, stoofpan
    large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
    juskom, sauskom
    a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
    petrischaal
    a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
    suikerpot
    a dish in which sugar is served
    vingerkommetje
    small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
    beslagkom, mengbak
    bowl used with an electric mixer
    slabak, slakom
    a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
    soepkom
    a bowl for serving soup
    dekschaal, terrine
    large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  2. noun
    a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
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    type of:
    baanruimer, baanveger, blad, dienblad, presenteerblad, schenkblad, theeblad
    an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
  3. noun
    an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
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    types:
    kaasplank, kaasplateau
    tray on which cheeses are served
    blad, dienblad, presenteerblad, schenkblad, theeblad
    a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
    koffieblad
    a tray that accommodates a tea service
  4. noun
    flat tableland with steep edges
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    type of:
    hoogland, hoogvlakte
    a relatively flat highland
  5. noun
    a relatively flat highland
    synonyms: hoogland, hoogvlakte
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    types:
    dakterras, terras, terrasland
    a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
    type of:
    hoogland
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
  6. noun
    a memorial made of brass
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