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CHARIOTS

"CHARIOTS" is a plural of: chariot.

Date "CHARIOTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)


Specialty Definition: CHARIOTS

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Literature

Chariots or ~~~Cars.
Cars. That of
ADME'TOS was drawn by lions and wild boars.
BACCHUS by panthers.
CERES (2 syl.) by winged dragons.
CYB'ELE (3 syl.) by lions.
DIANA by stags.
JUNO by peacocks.
NEPTUNE by sea-horses.
PLUTO by black horses.
The SUN by seven horses (the seven days of the week).
VENUS by doves. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CHARIOTS

English words defined with "CHARIOTS": chariot raceIsthmian Games. (references)
Specialty definitions using "CHARIOTS": AmminadibDothan. (references)

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Modern Usage: CHARIOTS

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Golden Chariots (1902)

Chicano Chariots (1992)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Song Titles

Chariots Of Fire - Titles (performing artist: Vangelis)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: CHARIOTS

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Books

  • Chariots of the Damned: Helicopter Special Operations from Vietnam to Kosovo (reference)

  • Chariots Aflame (reference)

  • Eric Liddell: Pure Gold: A New Biography of the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire (reference)

  • The insolent chariots (reference)

  • Chariots in the Veda (Memoirs of the Kern Institute, Leiden , Vol 3) (reference)

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Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: CHARIOTS

"CHARIOTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.62% of the time. "CHARIOTS" is used about 84 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)97.62%8236,594
Lexical Verb (-s form)1.19%1339,140
Noun (proper)1.19%1339,140
                    Total100.00%84N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: CHARIOTS

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "CHARIOTS": racing-chariots.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CHARIOTS

Language Translations for "CHARIOTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

(to tear between chariots), (trumpet for chariots). (various references)

   

German

  

Triumphwagens. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ariotschay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: CHARIOTS

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

carpentario, carpentarius. (various references)

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Bible Trace: CHARIOTS

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 50, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai sunanebhsan met' autou kai armata kai ippeiV kai egeneto h parembolh megalh sfodra
Latin405VulgateHabuit quoque in comitatu currus et equites et facta est turba non modica
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he hadde in his ledyng chares, and rydynge men, and there was maad the companye not a litil.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd there went with him also Charettes and horsemen: so that they were an exceadynge great companye.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd there went with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd carriages went up with him and horsemen, a great army.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: CHARIOTS

LanguageGenesis Chapter 50, Verse 9
CebuanoUg mitungas usab uban kaniya ang mga carro, ug ang mga nanagkabayo; ug nahimo nga usa ka panon nga hilabihan kadaku.
CroatianS njim su išla i kola i konjanici: bila je to vrlo duga povorka.
Danishog med ham fulgte både Stridsvogne og Ryttere, så det blev en overmåde stor Karavane.
DutchEn met hem togen op, zo wagenen als ruiteren; en het was een zeer zwaar heir.
Finnishhänen mukanaan meni myös sekä vaunuja että ratsumiehiä. Ja niin heitä oli sangen suuri joukko.
FrenchIl y avait encore avec Joseph des chars et des cavaliers, en sorte que le cortège était très nombreux.
GermanUnd es zogen mit ihm hinauf Wagen und Reisige, und war ein sehr großes Heer.
Haitian CreoleTe gen anpil cha ak anpil kavalye sou chwal ki t ale avek li. Kifè pa t' manke moun nan lantèman an.
HungarianFelmenének annakfelette õ vele szekerek is és lovagok, úgy hogy igen nagy sereg vala.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPasukan yang berkereta dan berkuda juga ikut, sehingga iring-iringan itu panjang sekali.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mudiklah sertanya beberapa rata dan orang berkuda, maka tentara itu amat besar adanya.
ItalianAndarono con lui anche i carri da guerra e la cavalleria, così da formare una carovana imponente.
MaoriI haere tahi ano i a ia nga hariata me nga tangata hoiho: he nui whakaharahara te tira.
NorwegianOg både vogner og hestfolk drog op med ham, så det blev et meget stort tog.
PortugueseE subiram com ele tanto carros como gente a cavalo; de modo que o concurso foi mui grande.   
RumanianKmpreunq cu Iosif mai erau carq wi cqlqreyi, awa cq alaiul era foarte mare.
Russianу ОЙН ПФ ТБЧЙМЙУШ ФБЛЦЕ ЛПМЕУОЙ"Щ Й ЧУБ"ОЙЛЙ, ФБЛ ЮФП УПОН 'ЩМ ЧЕУШНБ ЧЕМЙЛ.
SpanishSubieron también con él carros y gente de a caballo, formando un numeroso cortejo.
SwedishOch med honom foro ditupp både vagnar och ryttare; och det var en mycket stor skara.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: CHARIOTS

Misspellings

"CHARIOTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Chaitow, Charentes, Charents, charets, chariet, chariott, charists, charitas, charite, charites, charnois, charoite, Charost, Cheruiyot. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "CHARIOTS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "CHARIOTS" (pronounced khe"rēuts)
5-r ē u t scompatriots, laureates, patriots.
4-ē u t saffiliates, associates, cheviots, ciliates, idiots, initiates, intermediates, opiates.
3-u t sadvocates, affidavits, affricates, agates, aggregates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, baskets, berets, bigots, billets, biscuits, blankets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, brackets, branchlets, buckets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, caskets, certificates, chestnuts, chocolates, circuits, climates, closets, comets, 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, ergots, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, frigates, gadgets, garrets, gaskets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, hypermarkets, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, interprets, intimates, invertebrates, islets, jackets, jesuits, junkets, laminates, lancets, leaflets, legates, limits, limpets, maggots, magnets, markets, merits, microcircuits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opposites, orbits, packets, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, 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, spigots, spirits, starlets, summits, supermarkets, surrogates, tablets, targets, 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.

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Anagrams: CHARIOTS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: actorish, haricots.

Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-o-r-s-t"

-1 letter: chariot, haricot, isotach, ostrich, shortia, thorias.

-2 letters: actors, airths, aorist, aortic, aristo, castor, chairs, charts, chiros, choirs, coatis, costar, crista, ichors, orchis, rachis, racist, ratios, satori, scoria, scotia, scrota, starch, tarocs, thoria, thoric, torahs, triacs.

-3 letters: actor, airth, airts, aitch, ascot, astir, carts, chair, chaos, chars, chart, chats, chiao, chias, chiro, chits, choir.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-o-r-s-t"
 

+1 letter: acroliths, ahistoric, trochaics.

 

+2 letters: anchorites, antechoirs, aphoristic, archivolts, artichokes, cartoonish, chromatics, chromatids, chromatins, dichromats, escharotic, factorship, haircloths, historical, monarchist, octarchies, orchardist, rheostatic, tovariches, unactorish.

 

+3 letters: achondrites, achromatism, ahistorical, apostrophic, atmospheric, bichromates, brachiators, charioteers, chlorinates, choirmaster, chrismation, curatorship, diastrophic, dichromates, escharotics, factorships, gastrotrich, harmonicist, hematocrits, hydrostatic, hypogastric, ichthyosaur, machinators, monarchists, morphactins, orchardists, orthostatic, pictographs, saprophytic, spirochaete, spirochetal, switchboard, theocracies, thiouracils, thrasonical, trichromats.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Translations: Modern
9. Translations: Ancient
10. Bible Trace
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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