Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "slate" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

blackboard whiteboard

Derived Terms

blank slate clean slate draw a sponge over the slate drawing slate end slate lithographic slate log slate magic slate on the slate pass a sponge over the slate polishing slate slasto slate black slate blue slate club slate gray slate grey slate loose slate pencil slate purple slate quarry slate white slate writer slate writing slate-coloured junco slate-shiver slated slateful slateless slatelike slater slatestone slateworks slating slatish slaty tail slate unslate unslated wipe the slate clean

Context

british geology us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cross-file designate destine intend list listing register roof roofing material sedimentary rock specify tablet

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Collyweston slate Irish slate Manx slate alum slate chiastolite slate clay slate coal slate copper-slate horn slate hornblende slate marl slate mica-slate quartz slate slate black slate blue slate brown slate gray slate grey slate marl talc slate whet slate

Type Of (IsA)

another type of hard rock blue gray list metamorphic rock roofing material sedimentary rock tablet website

Manner Of

cross file intend roof

Related Terms

basalt

Related Terms

anticipate artificial ash basalt blackboard bluish candidate chalk chalkboard clay cleave colour criticise election expect flake gray grey harshly layer material metamorphose money plate punish rock schedule sedimentary strongly thin volcanic whiteboard

Synonym Network

account schedule slate blue

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.