operates
Definitions
Verb
- Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- Perform as expected when applied
- Handle and cause to function
- Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- Happen
- Keep engaged
- Perform surgery on
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "operates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | operates | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | cooperates | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | interoperates | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "operates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | markets | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | comments | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | concerts | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | targets | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | converts | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | carpets | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | moderates | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | charlotte's | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | cockpits | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | phosphates | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | target's | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | arnotts | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ba'athists | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bonwit's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | comsat's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dobratz | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | garlitz | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | harberts | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | harcourt's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | harmetz | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | hottelet's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | kottwitz | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | lauriat's | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | lauriats | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | market's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | markets' | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | non-jets | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | non-whites | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | nonjets | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | nonwhites | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | omelets | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | palmists | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | potratz | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | robarts | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | wombats | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "operates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | operate | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | operated | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | operators | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | pirates | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | cooperate | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | cooperatives | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | operative | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | moderates | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | operas | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | permeates | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | cooperates | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | opiates | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | opera's | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | operatives | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | tolerates | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | overrates | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | peratis | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | perales | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | overate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | operant | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "operates" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "operates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "operates" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | still | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | company | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | curriculum | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | set | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "operates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 35
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 4
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:
Recycling company that was sued by NJ operates barge that caught fire
Mar 13, 2026 NBC10 Philadelphia
Mar 13, 2026 NBC10 Philadelphia
After flipping vinyl to pay for film school, Isaac Smith now operates a store of his own: Zig Zog's Records in North Liberty
Mar 9, 2026 Little Village Magazine
Mar 9, 2026 Little Village Magazine