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
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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.
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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:
America’s top rat experts took a nighttime tour of Boston. Here’s what they saw.
Sep 25, 2026 The Boston Globe
Sep 25, 2026 The Boston Globe
Rats! More than just a nuisance—they can pose risks to your health
May 14, 2026 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (.gov)
May 14, 2026 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (.gov)
The Boston Rat Queen and Rat Rangers are beefing over who rules the city’s rodents
Sep 27, 2026 bostonherald.com
Sep 27, 2026 bostonherald.com