stayer stayer /ˈsteɪɝ/

noun

1. A person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance  ( stayer )
   a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
    The horse that won the race is a good stayer
   the horse that won the race is a good stayer
   
   

 plate plate /ˈpleɪt/

noun

1. () (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score  ( home base , home plate , home , plate )
   (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
    He ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
   
   
2. () A sheet of metal, wood, glass or plastic  ( plate )
   a sheet of metal, wood, glass or plastic
     The chef carefully arranged the food on the plate.
   The chef carefully arranged the food on the plate.
   
3. () Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten  ( plate )
   dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
    She put a sandwich on a plate and handed it to me
   She put a sandwich on a plate and handed it to me
   
   
4. () A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)  ( plate )
   a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
   
5. () The quantity contained in a plate  ( plateful , plate )
   the quantity contained in a plate
   
6. A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth  ( dental plate , plate , denture )
   a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
    My grandma wears dentures because she lost most of her teeth
   My grandma wears dentures because she lost most of her teeth
   
   
7. A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)  ( plate , scale , shell )
   a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
   
8. A shallow receptacle for collection in church  ( collection plate , plate )
   a shallow receptacle for collection in church
   
   
9. Structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage  ( plate )
   structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
   
10. A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded  ( photographic plate , plate )
    a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
    
    
11. The positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube  ( plate )
    the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
    
12. Any flat platelike body structure or part  ( plate )
    any flat platelike body structure or part
    
13. A main course served on a plate  ( plate )
    a main course served on a plate
     A vegetable plate
    a vegetable plate
     The blue plate special
    the blue plate special
    
    
14. The thin under portion of the forequarter  ( plate )
    the thin under portion of the forequarter
    
15. A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly  ( crustal plate , plate )
    a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
     The tectonic plates on Earth's crust are responsible for earthquakes and volcanic activity
    The tectonic plates on Earth's crust are responsible for earthquakes and volcanic activity
    

verb

1. Coat with a layer of metal  ( plate )
   coat with a layer of metal
    Plate spoons with silver
   plate spoons with silver
   

 apothecary apothecary /əˈpɑːθəˌkɛri/

noun

1. () [Archaic] A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs  ( druggist [ N. American] , pill pusher [Informal] , pill roller [Informal] , apothecary [Archaic] , chemist , pharmacist )
   a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
    The pharmacist filled the prescription for the patient
   The pharmacist filled the prescription for the patient
   
   

 tambac tambac /ˈtæmbæk/

noun

1. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding  ( tambac , tombac , tombak )
   an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding