rats
Definitions
Noun
- Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- One who reveals confidential information in return for money
- A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Verb
- Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- Employ scabs or strike breakers in
- Take the place of work of someone on strike
- Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- Catch rats, especially with dogs
- Give away information about somebody
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | democrats | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | rats | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | aristocrats | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | bureaucrats | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | democrats' | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | brats | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | bratsch | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | carats | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | congrats | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | eurocrats | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | karatsu | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | mallrats | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | muskrats | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | plutocrats | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | prats | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | technocrats | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ziggurats | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "rats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rates | 1 | 102 |
| 2 | rights | 1 | 77 |
| 3 | writes | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | roots | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | fruits | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | threats | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | treats | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | wright's | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | routes | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | throats | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | traits | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | rites | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | grits | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | rots | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | bright's | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | crates | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | droughts | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | fritz | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | ruts | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | great's | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | pratt's | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | rat's | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | ritz | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | writs | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | arntz | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | braatz | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | brats | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | bratz | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | bretts | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | bretz | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | brits | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | britts | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | britz | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | crites | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | critz | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | crotts | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | drought's | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | frates | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | frets | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | fretz | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | frites | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | frits | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | fritts | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | graetz | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | grates | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | gratz | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | greats | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | greets | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | greitz | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | gretz | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | grites | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | gritz | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | grotz | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | hritz | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | kraatz | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | kratz | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | kreitz | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | kretz | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | kreutz | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | kritz | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | krotz | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | krutz | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | oritz | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | prats | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | pritts | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | pritz | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | protz | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | raatz | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | raetz | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | rate's | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | ratts | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | ratz | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | reetz | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | reits | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | reitz | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | retz | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | rietz | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | right's | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | rights' | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | rite's | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | ritt's | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | ritts | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | rotz | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | ruetz | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | rutts | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | rutz | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | trites | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | tritz | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | trots | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | trout's | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | wrights | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rats".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "rats" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "rats" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "rats" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 17
Sound Alikes: 91
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:
Family teaches their rats to drive tiny electric cars because, oddly, it's good for them
Jun 17, 2025 Upworthy
Jun 17, 2025 Upworthy
Living next door to dereliction: ‘It’s been rotting for years … Rats all over the place’
Jun 16, 2025 The Irish Times
Jun 16, 2025 The Irish Times
Adrien Brody Feels for the Rats in His First Art Exhibit in Nearly a Decade
Jun 5, 2025 The New York Times
Jun 5, 2025 The New York Times