πλάκα — meaning in English

English meaning

• bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
• flagstone noun A flat, rectangular slab of stone laid for paving or fitted as roofing.
• joke noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
• plaque noun A flat piece of metal, stone, or similar material fixed to a wall or monument, usually bearing an inscription that commemorates a person or event.
• slab noun A thick, flat piece of a hard material, such as stone or concrete.
• slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.

Senses

πλάκα is used for these senses in English:

• bar A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
• bar A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
• bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
• bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
• bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
• dental calculus A hard crust of calcium salts and food particles on the teeth, developing from plaque.
• flagstone A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
• joke Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

bar — full definition

1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

flagstone — full definition

1. noun A flat, rectangular slab of stone laid for paving or fitted as roofing.
2. noun Any of several kinds of rock that split easily and are used to make paving slabs.

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