grates
Because it is a word with a single syllable, grates is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofgrates
- A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot
Example: "The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."
- A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning
- To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
Example: "to grate a window"
- To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
Example: "I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."
- To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
Example: "Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."
- (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
Example: "She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."
- (by extension) to annoy
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