crateless

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adjective

Lacking crates.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English crate →
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Meanings

adjectivecrateless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking crates.
  2. not comparableOf a canning or retort system, processing containers without the use of crates.

Origin

  1. Englishcrate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishcrateless

From crate + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

traceless
Cite this entry
APA

crateless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crateless

MLA

“crateless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crateless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crateless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crateless.

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