catches
Definitions
Noun
- A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- The quantity that was caught
- A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- A restraint that checks the motion of something
- A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- The act of catching an object with the hands
- The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Verb
- Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- To hook or entangle
- Attract and fix
- Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- Reach in time
- Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- Catch up with and possibly overtake
- Be struck or affected by
- Check oneself during an action
- Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- See or watch
- Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- Detect a blunder or misstep
- Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- Contract
- Start burning
- Perceive by hearing
- Suffer from the receipt of
- Attract; cause to be enamored
- Apprehend and reproduce accurately
- Take in and retain
- Spread or be communicated
- Be the catcher
- Become aware of
- Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
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Sounds Like
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "catches".
# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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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 |
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1 | years | 1 | 2 |
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Results:
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
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Mike Evans on Emeka Egbuka: Looks like a running back but catches like Chris Godwin
Jun 13, 2025 NFL.com
Jun 13, 2025 NFL.com