/ Dictionary / Index P plate shop: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: plate' shop" Pronunciation: [key] — Shipbuilding. Shipbuilding. a shop for cold-forming metal plates. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. plateresque plate tectonics Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language