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Grates

/ɡɹeɪts/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts6 letters

Definition of Grates

noun

  1. A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot

    "The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."

  2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning

verb

  1. To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

    "to grate a window"

verb

  1. To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

    "I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

  2. To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something

    "Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

  3. (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy

    "She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."

  4. (by extension) to annoy

Anagrams of Grates

Exact Anagrams

6 words using all 6 letters:

gastergatersgreatsretagsstagertarges

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "grates":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "grates" and rearranging:

+agastreateargas
+eergatesrestage
+ggagstergargetsstaggertaggers
+hgathers
+iaigretsgaitersseagirtstagiertriages
+llargest
+nargentsgarnetsstrange
+ogarotesorgeatsstorage
+ppargets
+rgarretsgartersgraters

Related Word Patterns

GR...Words starting with "gr"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "grates"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

grill

Rhyming Words

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