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"AGATES" is a plural of: agate. |
Date "AGATES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
Crosswords: AGATES |
| English words defined with "AGATES": Agatiferous. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "AGATES": AGATE SETTER. (references) |
| "AGATES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "AGATES" is used about 3 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 |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 54, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai qhsw taV epalxeiV sou iaspin kai taV pulaV sou liqouV krustallou kai ton peribolon sou liqouV eklektouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ponam iaspidem propugnacula tua et portas tuas in lapides sculptos et omnes terminos tuos in lapides desiderabiles |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And I shal sette iasp thy pynacles, and thi yates in to grauen stones, and alle thi termes in to desirable stones. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I will make your towers of rubies, and your doors of carbuncles, and the wall round you will be of all sorts of beautiful stones. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 54, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ug himoon ko ang imong mga lantawan sa mga rubi, ug ang imong mga ganghaan sa mga carbunclo, ug ang tanan mong utlanan sa mga bato nga bililhon. |
| Croatian | Od rubina diæi æu ti kruništa, vrata tvoja od prozirca, ograde ti od dragulja. |
| Danish | af Rubiner sætter jeg Tinderne, og Portene gør jeg af Karfunkler, af Ædelsten hele din Ringmur. |
| Dutch | En uw glasvensters zal Ik kristallijnen maken, en uw poorten van robijnstenen, en uw ganse landpale van aangename stenen. |
| Finnish | minä teen sinun harjasi rubiineista ja sinun porttisi kristalleista ja koko sinun ympärysmuurisi jalokivistä. |
| French | Je ferai tes créneaux de rubis, Tes portes d`escarboucles, Et toute ton enceinte de pierres précieuses. |
| German | und deine Zinnen aus Kristallen machen und deine Tore von Rubinen und alle deine Grenzen von erwählten Steinen |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Benteng-benteng Kubangun dari batu delima, pintu-pintu gerbangmu dari batu permata, tembok-tembokmu dari ratna mutu manikam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | segala baluartimu Kujadikan dari pada hablur dan segala pintu gerbangmu dari pada permata intan dan segala perhinggaan tanahmu dari pada batu yang indah-indah. |
| Maori | Ka hanga ano e ahau ou tihi ki te rupi, ou tatau ki te karapanaka, ou rohe katoa ano ki nga kohatu whakapaipai. |
| Norwegian | jeg gjør dine murtinder av rubiner og dine porter av karfunkelstener og hele din ringmur av dyre stener. |
| Portuguese | Farei os teus baluartes de rubis, e as tuas portas de carbúnculos, e toda a tua muralha de pedras preciosas. |
| Rumanian | Kyi voi face crestele zidurilor de rubin, poryile de pietre scumpe, wi tot ocolul de nestemate. |
| Russian | Й У"ЕМБА ПЛОБ ФЧПЙ ЙЪ ТХ'ЙОПЧ Й ЧПТПФБ ФЧПЙ--ЙЪ ЦЕНЮХЦЙО, Й ЧУА ПЗТБ"Х ФЧПА--ЙЪ "ТБЗП"ЕООЩИ ЛБНОЕК. |
| Spanish | Haré tus almenas de rubíes y tus puertas de berilo; y todo tu muro alrededor, de piedras preciosas. |
| Swedish | jag vill göra dina tinnar av rubiner och dina portar av kristall och hela din ringmur av ädla stenar. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "AGATES": divagates, extravagates, indagates, propagates, runagates. (additional references) | |
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"AGATES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adates, afate, Agace, Agaces, agade, Agadez, agait, Agastya, Agat, agated, Agathe, agati, Aggaatcg, Aggater, aggte, agies, agite, agmatans, agote, agotte, Agrate, agrated, Aigaleos, alates, Algate, amates, aratos, Aratus, argate, asats, atgate, baggitis, jagatais, malgaches, raggatip, Sagatal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AGATES" (pronounced a"guts) |
| 5 | a" g u t s | maggots. |
| 4 | -g u t s | aggregates, bigots, ergots, frigates, ingots, legates, nuggets, spigots, surrogates, targets. |
| 3 | -u t s | advocates, affidavits, affiliates, affricates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, baskets, berets, billets, biscuits, blankets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, brackets, branchlets, buckets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, caskets, certificates, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, circuits, climates, closets, comets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, crickets, culprits, deficits, degenerates, demerits, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, dockets, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, gadgets, garrets, gaskets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, hypermarkets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, interprets, intimates, invertebrates, islets, jackets, jesuits, junkets, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, limits, limpets, magnets, markets, merits, microcircuits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, packets, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, pickets, pickpockets, piglets, pilots, pirates, planets, platelets, plaudits, plummets, pockets, poets, portraits, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, rackets, racquets, requisites, revisits, rickets, riots, rivets, rockets, russets, secrets, sextuplets, silicates, snippets, sockets, solicits, spirits, starlets, summits, supermarkets, tablets, tenets, thickets, tickets, toilets, trinkets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, underestimates, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, wastebaskets, whats, wickets, widgets, zealots. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-g-s-t" | |
-1 letter: agate, gates, getas, stage. | |
-2 letters: agas, ages, asea, ates, east, eats, etas, gaes, gast, gate, gats, gest, geta, gets, saga, sage, sate, seat, seta, stag, tags, teas, tegs. | |
-3 letters: aas, aga, age, ate, eat, eta, gae, gas, gat, get, sae, sag, sat, sea, seg, set, tae, tag, tas, tea, teg. | |
-4 letters: aa, ae, ag. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-g-s-t" | |
+1 letter: agnates, gastrea, gateaus, teargas, wastage. | |
+2 letters: agametes, agatizes, agitates, agrestal, almagest, cartages, galateas, gallates, galletas, gastraea, gastreas, gateways, getaways, gradates, magentas, magnates, megastar, nametags, pageants, regattas, sabotage, savagest, stagnate, stargaze, stealage, stravage, tallages, tanagers, tankages, tannages, thanages, vantages, waftages, wantages, wastages, wattages. | |
+3 letters: ablegates, abnegates, abrogates, ageratums, agiotages, alginates, almagests, angulates, arrogates, backstage, cabotages, caseating, castigate, chantages, divagates, floatages, galactose, gastraeas, gastrulae, glaciates, graduates, graftages, headgates, indagates, megastars, megawatts, navigates, paginates, pasturage, runagates, sabotaged, sabotages, sagittate, scapegoat, stageable, stagehand, stagnated, stagnates, stargazed, stargazer, stargazes, stealages, stratagem, stravaged, stravages, tailgates, teargases, trackages, waterages. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 47 41 54 45 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- --. .- - . ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000111 01000001 01010100 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A G A T E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0047 0041 0054 0045 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)354135543953 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Bible Trace | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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