tray

Universal Words noun 1 a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food: He brought her breakfast in bed on a tray. * She came in with a tray of drinks. * a tea tray 2 (especially BrE) (often in compounds) a shallow plastic box, used for various purposes: a seed tray (= for planting seeds in) * a cat's litter tray seealsoBAKINGTRAY, INTRAY, OUTTRAY