grates
Definitions
Noun
- A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Verb
- Furnish with a grate
- Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
- Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- Scratch repeatedly
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
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Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "grates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | integrates | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | migrates | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | disintegrates | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | emigrates | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | grates | 1 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "grates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guests | 1 | 62 |
| 2 | gifts | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | ghosts | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | exerts | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | grits | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | gusts | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | guests' | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | exits | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | gloats | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | great's | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | august's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | egberts | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gantz | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | geerts | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | geltz | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | gerdts | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | gewirtz | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | gilts | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | gintz | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | glatz | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | glitz | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | gluts | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | goates | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | goertz | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | goltz | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | graetz | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | gratz | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | greats | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | greets | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | greitz | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | gretz | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | grites | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | gritz | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | grotz | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | guest's | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | ignatz | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | ignites | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "grates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rates | 1 | 102 |
| 2 | greatest | 2 | 88 |
| 3 | grades | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | grants | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | gates | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | graves | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | grapes | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | grate | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | grated | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | migrates | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | gratis | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | gyrates | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | raters | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | rate's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | gyrate | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | grites | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | greats | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | grater | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | grames | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | grafts | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "grates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "grates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "grates" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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