slates
Definitions
Noun
- (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- Thin layers of rock used for roofing
- A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
- A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
Verb
- Designate or schedule
- Enter on a list or slate for an election
- Cover with slate
- Equip or bar with slats
- Close the slats of (windows)
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "slates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | translates | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | legislates | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | slates | 1 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "slates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | states | 1 | 603 |
| 2 | state's | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | spots | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | cents | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | sorts | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | states' | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | scots | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | saints | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | salts | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | estates | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | slots | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | assaults | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | skirts | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | suites | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | cysts | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | scouts | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | sects | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | slits | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | sweets | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | aesthetes | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | assists | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | scott's | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | scout's | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | skates | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | skits | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | slats | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | slights | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | spats | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | aesthete's | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | celts | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | estate's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | saint's | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | saints' | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | saltz | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | sawicz | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | scates | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | scents | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | scoots | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | scotts | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | sect's | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | seltz | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | sentz | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | sifts | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | skeets | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | sluts | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | slutz | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | smits | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | smoots | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | snout's | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | snouts | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | soltes | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | spates | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | spatz | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | speights | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | spits | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | spitz | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | spotts | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | spouts | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | spurts | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | staats | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | stats | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | statz | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | steitz | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | stetz | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | stites | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | stitz | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | stoots | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | stotts | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | stotz | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | sturtz | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | stutes | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | stutts | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | stutz | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | surat's | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | sweats | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | swetz | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "slates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | states | 1 | 603 |
| 2 | slaves | 1 | 44 |
| 3 | plates | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | slate | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | slater | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | slated | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | slats | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | slater's | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | skates | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | lathes | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | slaters | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | sates | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | slathers | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | isolates | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | spates | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | soltes | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | sloate | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | slaten | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | shlaes | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | scates | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "slates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "slates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "slates" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "slates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 76
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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