| a piece of construction material (such as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding |
| a dense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (such as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage |
| a tablet (as of slate) used for writing on |
| a written or unwritten record (as of deeds) |
| a list of candidates for nomination or election |
| a dark purplish gray |
| any of various grays similar in color to common roofing slates |
| to cover (something) with slate or a slatelike substance |
| to designate (someone or something) for a specified purpose or action occurring especially at a fixed time |
| to thrash or pummel severely |
| to criticize or censure severely |
| a piece of construction material (as layered rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding |
| a dense fine-grained rock formed by compression of shales or other rocks that splits readily into thin layers or plates |
| a tablet of material (as slate) used for writing on |
| a written or unwritten record (as of deeds) |
| a list of candidates for nomination or election |
| a dark purplish gray |
| a gray similar in color to common roofing slate |
| to cover with slate or a slatelike substance |
| to register or schedule for a special purpose or action |
