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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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 |
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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.
This Word in the News:
Driving you Crazy: Makeshift grocery cart drain grate in Durham sort of repaired
Mar 12, 2026 CBS 17
Mar 12, 2026 CBS 17
Scary situation in Boston, as delivery driver falls 20 feet through road grate
Mar 6, 2026 NBC Boston
Mar 6, 2026 NBC Boston