1. contemplate think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  2. contempt lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  3. basal temperature body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything
  4. template a model or standard for making comparisons
  5. salad plate a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad
  6. puzzlement confusion resulting from failure to understand
  7. Shirley Temple popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
  8. gusset plate a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
  9. self-employed working for yourself
  10. absolute temperature temperature measured on the absolute scale
  11. boilerplate thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
  12. Russian tumbleweed prickly bushy Eurasian plant
  13. spin the plate a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
  14. dessert plate a small plate on which dessert can be served
  15. silverplate plate with silver
  16. steel plate a plate of steel
  17. perambulate walk with no particular goal
  18. bite plate a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
  19. gold plate a thin plating of gold on something
  20. biteplate a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes