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Term: catches

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "catches": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

catches

Definitions

Noun

  1. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
  2. The quantity that was caught
  3. A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
  4. Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
  5. A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
  6. A restraint that checks the motion of something
  7. A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
  8. A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
  9. The act of catching an object with the hands
  10. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

Verb

  1. Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
  2. Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
  3. Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
  4. Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  5. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  6. To hook or entangle
  7. Attract and fix
  8. Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
  9. Reach in time
  10. Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
  11. Catch up with and possibly overtake
  12. Be struck or affected by
  13. Check oneself during an action
  14. Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
  15. See or watch
  16. Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
  17. Detect a blunder or misstep
  18. Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
  19. Contract
  20. Start burning
  21. Perceive by hearing
  22. Suffer from the receipt of
  23. Attract; cause to be enamored
  24. Apprehend and reproduce accurately
  25. Take in and retain
  26. Spread or be communicated
  27. Be the catcher
  28. Become aware of
  29. Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "catches".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 catches 2 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "catches".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 coaches 2 5
2 curses 2 3
3 cages 2 2
4 case's 2 1
5 coach's 2 1
6 couches 2 1
7 akers's 3 0
8 caches 2 0
9 cage's 2 0
10 cashes 2 0
11 scotches 2 0
12 scourges 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "catches".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 catch 1 43
2 catcher 2 17
3 matches 2 13
4 patches 2 10
5 scratches 2 6
6 coaches 2 5
7 watches 2 4
8 swatches 2 3
9 watchers 2 2
10 catchers 2 1
11 catcher's 2 1
12 latches 2 1
13 cache 1 1
14 aches 1 1
15 thatches 2 1
16 caches 2 0
17 hatches 2 0
18 cathers 2 0
19 batches 2 0
20 cates 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "catches" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "catches" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "catches" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 years 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "catches".

# Word Syllables Freq

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Term

Definitions: 39

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 12

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

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