Chip
Chip noun - A small flat piece separated from a whole.
Plate
Plate noun - A small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale.
Usage example: the tiny silver plates on the brooch are arranged to look like fish scales
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Synonyms for Plate
How words are described
| valuable | valuable chip | valuable plate |
| special | special chip | special plate |
| similar | similar chip | similar plate |
| normal | normal chip | normal plate |
| Other adjectives: regular, standard, original, single, simple, small, real, massive, large, big, huge, tiny, faulty, new, final, broken, extra, last, golden, giant, modern, red. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- He placed his chip against the black plate.
Source: Don't Sneak Up On Me Like That - Pops up from time to time in A Delicate Balance, with the most clear example being in chapter 15 when Pinkie starts to rant about why chocolate chip cookies and raisin cookies should never be put on the same plate.
Source: Seinfeldian Conversation
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Chip & Plate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chip/plate>.
Plate or Chip. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chip/plate.
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