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"CAPTIONS" is a plural of: caption. |
Date "CAPTIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | On-screen text of a television show's or a movie's dialogue shown simultaneously with the sound of the dialogue. This is usually done to provide information for the hearing-impaired, or to provide a translation from a foreign language. Captions are sometimes called subtitles, especially when providing a translation from a foreign language. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CAPTIONS |
| English words defined with "CAPTIONS": closed-captioned. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CAPTIONS": Boxhead ♦ CAPTION WRITER ♦ subtitle writer. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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Periodicals |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Rolling sharply as she rides out a Pacific storm. Photographed from USS Essex (CV-9). The original photograph is dated 13 January 1945, but Morison, "History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II", Vol. 13, captions this view as having been taken during the "Great Typhoon" of 18 December 1944. Credit: NAVY. |  | Unit no. 32 of Yamhill farms, Oregon: sewage disposal, electrification, twelve-cow dairy barn, silo under construction and five-room house. See general captions 57. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Strawberry pickers near Lakeland, Florida (see general captions no. 3 and no. 4). Credit: Library of Congress. |  | New Jersey Turnpike. Captions. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "CAPTIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CAPTIONS" is used about 128 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% | 128 | 28,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "CAPTIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Titel (caption, cover, degree, heading, section, title, titles, titular). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 詞書き (explanatory notes, foreword to a collection of poems, preface), 言葉書き (explanatory notes, foreword to a collection of poems, preface). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | "とばがき (explanatory notes, foreword to a collection of poems, preface). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | aptionscay | ||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CAPTIONS": miscaptions. (additional references) | |
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"CAPTIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: capation, capitanes, capitone, capten, captin, captius, ception, Daption. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CAPTIONS" (pronounced ka"pshunz) |
| 6 | -a" p sh u n z | contraptions. |
| 5 | -p sh u n z | adoptions, assumptions, conceptions, corruptions, deceptions, descriptions, disruptions, egyptians, eruptions, exceptions, exemptions, inscriptions, interceptions, interruptions, misconceptions, misperceptions, options, perceptions, preconceptions, prescriptions, presumptions, receptions, redemptions, subscriptions, transcriptions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exclamations, executions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, miscreations, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, presentations, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: pactions. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-n-o-p-s-t" | |
-1 letter: actions, atonics, caption, cations, catnips, paction, psoatic. | |
-2 letters: actins, action, antics, atonic, atopic, cantos, capons, casino, cation, catnip, coapts, coatis, cotans, nastic, octans, optics, paints, panics, pantos, patins, patios, patois, pianos, picots, pinots, pintas, pintos, piston, pitons, points, postin, ptisan, scotia, spinto, tocsin, tonics, topics. | |
-3 letters: actin, antic, antis, ascot, aspic, cains, canso. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-n-o-p-s-t" | |
+1 letter: opticians. | |
+2 letters: ascription, cocaptains, complaints, constipate, impactions, miscaption, neoplastic, nonplastic, placations, pleonastic, plications, prolactins, speciation, synoptical. | |
+3 letters: accompanist, anisotropic, ascriptions, capitations, captionless, ceratopsian, coaptations, compactions, complaisant, conspirator, constipated, constipates, copulations, cuspidation, importances, miscaptions, morphactins, noncapitals, nonplastics, nyctalopias, occupations, patronymics, peculations, politicians, pontificals, postcranial, pratincoles, precautions, punctations, speciations, speculation, spiculation, sycophantic, syncopating, syncopation, syncopative. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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