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"CHOKES" is a plural of: choke. |
Date "CHOKES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | Pain and irritation in the chest and throat as a result of reduced ambient pressure. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CHOKES |
| English words defined with "CHOKES": Limber clearer. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CHOKES": CARBURETOR MECHANIC, carburetor repairer ♦ MACROBIAN ♦ SWAGE TENDER. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | What kind of a doctor chokes up to the house in a Plymouth? (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Sediment chokes this stream due to many years of erosion on nearby unprotected farmland. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some notable instances of longevity are less well known. A Calabrian peasant named Coloni, born in 1753, lived so long that he had what he considered a glimpse of the dawn of universal peace. Scanavius relates that he knew an archbishop who was so old that he could remember a time when he did not deserve hanging. In 1566 a linen draper of Bristol, England, declared that he had lived five hundred years, and that in all that time he had never told a lie. There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country. Senator Chauncey Depew is old enough to know better. The editor of The American, a newspaper in New York City, has a memory that goes back to the time when he was a rascal, but not to the fact. The President of the United States was born so long ago that many of the friends of his youth have risen to high political and military preferment without the assistance of personal merit. The verses following were written by a macrobian: When I was young the world was fair And amiable and sunny. A brightness was in all the air, In all the waters, honey. The jokes were fine and funny, The statesmen honest in their views, And in their lives, as well, And when you heard a bit of news 'Twas true enough to tell. Men were not ranting, shouting, reeking, Nor women "generally speaking." The Summer then was long indeed: It lasted one whole season! The sparkling Winter gave no heed When ordered by Unreason To bring the early peas on. Now, where the dickens is the sense In calling that a year Which does no more than just commence Before the end is near? When I was young the year extended From month to month until it ended. I know not why the world has changed To something dark and dreary, And everything is now arranged To make a fellow weary. The Weather Man -- I fear he Has much to do with it, for, sure, The air is not the same: It chokes you when it is impure, When pure it makes you lame. With windows closed you are asthmatic; Open, neuralgic or sciatic. Well, I suppose this new regime Of dun degeneration Seems eviler than it would seem To a better observation, And has for compensation Some blessings in a deep disguise Which mortal sight has failed To pierce, although to angels' eyes They're visible unveiled. If Age is such a boon, good land! He's costumed by a master hand! Venable Strigg |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | This lessens the opportunity for employment and chokes off new outlets for idle savings. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "CHOKES" is generally used as a lexical verb (-s form) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "CHOKES" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 75% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Noun (plural) | 25% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 20 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "CHOKES": boulder-chokes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CHOKES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | i produktionsroeret findes der saerlige korte boreroer,der kaldes landing nipples;de er norma lt anbragt naer bunden af produktionsroeret og benyttes til at lokalisere udstyr som reduktionsventiler i bunden af borehullet,trukmaalere ved maalearbejde,sam (in the tubing string are special short lengths of pipe known as landing nipples;these are usually located near the bottom of the tubing and are used to locale such things as bottom-hole chokes, pressure gauges during surveys and down-hole safety valves), flersvejsetransformer med-indbyggede regulatorer (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing), flersvejsetransformer med separate regulatorer (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | regelbare smoorspoelen (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators), lastransformator voor gelijktijdige voeding van meer dan een boog met afzonderlijke (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators), lassmoorspoelenbatterij (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing), in de buisserie zijn speciale korte einden pijp,zgn.afwerknippels opgenomen;deze bevinden zich gewoonlijk nabij het ondereind van de serie en worden gebruikt voor het op de bodem van het gat plaatsen van bijvoorbeeld knijpstukken,bodemdrukmeters en veilig (in the tubing string are special short lengths of pipe known as landing nipples;these are usually located near the bottom of the tubing and are used to locale such things as bottom-hole chokes, pressure gauges during surveys and down-hole safety valves). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | monipaikkahitsausmuuntaja koneeseen rakennetuin säätökuristimin (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing), monipaikkahitsausmuuntaja erillisin säätökuristimin (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | étouffe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | würgt (retches). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατά μήκος του TUBING(σωλήνωση ροής)παρεμβάλλονται βραχέα σωλη νοειδή τμήματα,που ονομάζονται "LANDING NIPPLES".Αυτά τοποθετούνται συνήθως κοντά στο, μετασχηματιστής ηλεκτροσυγκολλήσεως τόξου με χωριστά ρυθμιστικά όργανα,με πολλαπλές λήψεις για εξυπηρέτηση περισσοτέρων συγκολλητών (multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes), μετασχηματιστής ηλεκτροσυγκολλήσεως τόξου με ενσωματωμένα ρυθμιστικά όργανα,με πολλαπλές λήψεις για εξυπηρέτηση περισσοτέρων συγκολλητ (multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trasformatore di saldatura per posti multipli con organi di regolazione separati (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators), trasformatore di saldatura per posti multipli con organi di regolazione incorporati in una unica carcassa (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing), in colonne di tubing ci sono lunghezze corte speciali conosciute come "landing nipples" o nippli di ancoraggio.Questi sono solitamente situati vicino al fondo del tubing e sono usati per individuare duse di fondo foro,manometri di pressione durante le reg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | okeschay transformador de soldadura para multiposto com órgãos de regulação separados (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators), transformador de soldadura para multiposto com órgãos de regulação comuns (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing). (various references) transformador para soldeo de puestos múltiples con dispositivos de regulación separados (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators), transformador para soldeo de puestos múltiples con dispositivos de regulación incluidos en una envoltura común (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing). (various references) flermans svetstransformator(med inbyggda reglerdon) (multi-operator welding set with regul.all in one casing, multi-operator welding transformer with regulators all in one casing, multi-operators welding transformators with chokes all in one casing), flermans svetstransformator med separata reglerdon (multi-operator welding set with separate regulators, multi-operator welding transformer with separate chokes, multi-operator welding transformer with separate regulators). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CHOKES": artichokes, sunchokes, unchokes. (additional references) | |
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"CHOKES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chakas, chikeee, choes, Chokee, choken, Chokwe, Choleski, cholest, chomes, chopes, Chotesov, hokes, Kokes, Schmoke, Schokel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CHOKES" (pronounced khō"ks) |
| 3 | -ō" k s | blokes, coax, cokes, evokes, folks, hoax, invokes, jokes, mokes, oaks, pokes, provokes, smokes, soaks, spokes, Stokes, strokes, yokes, yolks. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-k-o-s" | |
-1 letter: choke, chose, cokes, echos, hecks, hocks, hokes, okehs, shock. | |
-2 letters: coke, cosh, echo, heck, hock, hoes, hoke, hose, okeh, okes, shoe, sock, soke. | |
-3 letters: cos, hes, hoe, kos, oes, ohs, oke, ose, sec, she. | |
-4 letters: eh, es, he, ho, oe, oh, os, sh, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-k-o-s" | |
+1 letter: chokers, hockers, hockeys, shocked, shocker. | |
+2 letters: backhoes, chokiest, hemlocks, hoecakes, homesick, hotcakes, shackoes, sherlock, shockers, shoepack, sunchoke, unchokes. | |
+3 letters: backhouse, chechakos, checkoffs, checkouts, checkrows, cockhorse, cockshies, cokeheads, cookhouse, deckhouse, foreshock, havelocks, havockers, headlocks, headstock, hickories, horseback, packhorse, schnorkel, sherlocks, shockable, shoeblack, shoepacks, shortcake, shylocked, sunchokes, tuckahoes. | |
+4 letters: aftershock, artichokes, backhouses, blockheads, blockhouse, bodychecks, checkbooks, checkrooms, cheechakos, cheekbones, chickories, chokeholds, chuckholes, cockhorses, cockneyish, cookhouses, cornhusker, crosscheck, deckhouses, doohickeys, doohickies, forechecks, foreshocks, hackamores, headstocks, horsebacks, kalanchoes, packhorses, peacockish, rockfishes, roughnecks, schnorkels, shoeblacks, shortcakes, sketchbook, tchotchkes. | |
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