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grates

Canada, US, UK/ɡɹeɪ̯ts/Australia, New Zealand/ɡɹæɪ̯ts/Scotland/ɡɹets/India/ɡɾeːʈs/

A form of grate — A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

Less commonScrabble 7

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Meanings

noun

pluralplural of grate

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of grate

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grates

states rates plates gates weights bates mates waits skates yates greats fates lates eights United States

Sounds the same

Anagrams

greats stager Strega gaster

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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