crates
Meaning of crates
- a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods.
a crate of bananas
- an old and dilapidated vehicle.
you wouldn't believe the age of some of the crates I've driven
- pack (something) in a crate for transportation.
fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated
late Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch krat ‘tailboard of a wagon’, earlier ‘box of a coach’, of unknown origin.
Information about crates
- The singular form of crates is: crate.
- Languages in which crates is used:
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Hyphenation of crates
crates
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- crates is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
crates synonyms
Meaning an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring:
Meaning a large strong box, typically made of wood and used for storage or transport:
Meaning a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables:
Meaning a large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles:
Meaning a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:
Meaning a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valued objects:
Meaning a small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept:
Meaning a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire:
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it:
Meaning a capacious receptacle for storing a specified substance:
Meaning a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends:
Meaning an object for holding or transporting something:
Meaning a hollow object used to contain something:
Meaning a box or crate used for transporting fruit:
Anagrams of crates
carest, carets, cartes, Caster, caster, caters, Cestar, reacts, recast, traces
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