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n. Slates for covering roofs, walls, or other surfaces.

v. Present participle of slate.

n. Slates collectively.

n. Material for slating.

n. A harsh criticism.

n. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater.

n. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.

n. Baiting.

n. An unsparing criticism; a severe reprimand.

n. The operation of covering roofs with slates.

n. A roofing of slates.

n. Slates taken collectively; the material for slating: as, the whole slating of a house.

n. A liquid preparation for coating blackboards so that they may be marked upon with chalk or steatite: generally called liquid slating. Such preparations are better than oil-paint, as they do not glaze the surface.

n. the act of laying slates for a roof

n. a severely critical attack

n. thin layers of rock used for roofing

"He took great pleasure in slating her for her affair with John Major and her ministerial career (although he seemed a bit short of detail on the latter)."

roofing    unfavorable judgment    criticism    roofing material   

slate   

abating    annotating    awaiting    baiting    berating    crating    creating    dating    debating    deflating