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Definition ratchet

Etymology 1

From French rochet (�bobbin, spindle, ratchet�), from Italian rocchetto (�spool, ratchet�).

Noun

ratchet (plural ratchets)

A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
A ratchet wrench.
(by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.

Verb

ratchet (third-person singular simple present ratchets, present participle ratcheting, simple past and past participle ratcheted)

(transitive) To cause to become incremented or decremented.
(intransitive) To increment or decrement.

Etymology 2

Possibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wretched.

Adjective

ratchet (comparative more ratchet, superlative most ratchet)

(US, slang) Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous.

Results 388 Words with the letters RATCHET

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15 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

AMPHITHEATRICAL 29

ANTHROPOCENTRIC 28

ANTICHOLESTEROL 23

ANTITHEORETICAL 22

ARCHITECTURALLY 28

ATHEROSCLEROTIC 24

BATHYMETRICALLY 32

CATHETERIZATION 30

CHARACTERISTICS 26

CHEMOAUTOTROPHY 31

CHEMOTHERAPISTS 28

DITHIOCARBAMATE 27

ECOCATASTROPHES 26

ETHNOHISTORICAL 24

EUTROPHICATIONS 25

FEATHERSTITCHED 26

FEATHERSTITCHES 25

HETEROCHROMATIC 28

HETEROCHROMATIN 26

HYPERACTIVITIES 29

HYPERCATALECTIC 32

HYPERREACTIVITY 31

INTERSCHOLASTIC 25

MERCHANTABILITY 30

NONARCHITECTURE 26

ORCHESTRATIONAL 22

OVERORCHESTRATE 24

PARASYMPATHETIC 31

PARENTHETICALLY 28

PARTHENOGENETIC 27

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC 31

PHOTOMETRICALLY 30

PITHECANTHROPUS 30

PSYCHOTHERAPIST 30

REORCHESTRATING 23

REORCHESTRATION 21

STRAIGHTJACKETS 35

THEATRICALITIES 21

THEATRICALIZING 33

THERAPEUTICALLY 28

TRISOCTAHEDRONS 22

14 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ANTHROPOMETRIC 26

ANTIRHEUMATICS 24

ARCHITECTONICS 26

ARITHMETICALLY 26

ARITHMETICIANS 23

AUTHENTICATORS 21

CATACHRESTICAL 26

CHARACTERISTIC 25

CHEMOTHERAPIST 27

CHRESTOMATHIES 24

CHROMATICITIES 25

COUNTERTHREATS 21

ECOCATASTROPHE 25

ELECTROTHERAPY 25

ELECTROTHERMAL 24

ERYTHROBLASTIC 25

EUTROPHICATION 24

HEMACYTOMETERS 27

HETEROKARYOTIC 25

HYPERAESTHETIC 26

HYPERKERATOTIC 28

MULTICHARACTER 27

NONTHEORETICAL 22

NONTHERAPEUTIC 25

ORCHESTRATIONS 20

OSTEOARTHRITIC 19

OYSTERCATCHERS 24

PHOTOREACTIONS 23

PITHECANTHROPI 28

PREANESTHETICS 23

PROSTHETICALLY 26

REORCHESTRATED 20

REORCHESTRATES 19

SPECTATORSHIPS 25

SPERMATOPHYTIC 30

STRAIGHTJACKET 34

STRETCHABILITY 25

SUBTHERAPEUTIC 27

TETRACHLORIDES 21

THEATRICALISMS 23

THEATRICALIZED 30

THEATRICALIZES 29

THEOCRATICALLY 26

THERMOMAGNETIC 28

THERMOPLASTICS 26

TRACHEOSTOMIES 22

TRISOCTAHEDRON 21

WEATHERCASTERS 22

13 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

AMPHITHEATRIC 26

ANTIHYSTERICS 21

ANTIRHEUMATIC 23

ARCHITECTONIC 25

ARCHITECTURAL 23

ARCHITECTURES 22

ARITHMETICIAN 22

AUTHENTICATOR 20

BACHELORETTES 22

BACKSTRETCHES 28

BATHYMETRICAL 27

CATHETERIZING 30

COUNTERTHREAT 20

FEATHERSTITCH 23

HEMACYTOMETER 26

HETEROGAMETIC 23

HETEROTHALLIC 22

HYPERACTIVITY 29

HYPOTHECATORS 25

INTRATHECALLY 23

MATRIARCHATES 21

METACHROMATIC 27

METHACRYLATES 24

NONARCHITECTS 23

NONTHEATRICAL 21

ORCHESTRATERS 18

ORCHESTRATING 21

ORCHESTRATION 19

ORCHESTRATORS 18

OYSTERCATCHER 23

PARASYNTHETIC 24

PARENTHETICAL 23

PATRIARCHATES 21

PHOTOREACTION 22

PHREATOPHYTIC 28

PREANESTHETIC 22

REATTACHMENTS 22

REORCHESTRATE 18

SPECTATORSHIP 24

STRAIGHTLACED 22

STRATOSPHERIC 21

TETRACHLORIDE 20

THEATRICALISM 22

THEATRICALITY 21

THEATRICALIZE 28

THEORETICALLY 22

THEORETICIANS 19

THERMOPLASTIC 25

THORACOTOMIES 21

THROATLATCHES 21

TRACHEOPHYTES 25

TRACHEOTOMIES 21

TRICHOPTERANS 22

TRISOCTAHEDRA 19

TRITHEISTICAL 19

UNTHEORETICAL 21

WEATHERCASTER 21

12 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ANTIHYSTERIC 20

ARCHITECTURE 21

ARITHMETICAL 21

ATHEORETICAL 18

BACHELORETTE 21

CATACHRESTIC 23

CATAPHORETIC 23

CATASTROPHES 20

CATHETERIZED 27

CATHETERIZES 26

CHATTERBOXES 27

CHRESTOMATHY 24

EXTRAHEPATIC 27

GNATCATCHERS 23

HYPOTHECATOR 24

MATRIARCHATE 20

METATHORACES 20

METATHORACIC 23

METHACRYLATE 23

NONARCHITECT 22

ORCHESTRATED 18

ORCHESTRATER 17

ORCHESTRATES 17

ORCHESTRATOR 17

PATRIARCHATE 20

REATTACHMENT 21

TECHNOCRATIC 24

TETRADRACHMS 21

THEATRICALLY 21

THEOCRATICAL 21

THEORETICIAN 18

THERAPEUTICS 21

THERMOSTATIC 20

THERMOTACTIC 23

TRACHEITIDES 18

TRACHEITISES 17

TRACHEOPHYTE 24

TRACHEOSTOMY 22

TRICHOPTERAN 21

TROCHANTERAL 19

TROCHANTERIC 21

WEATHERCASTS 20

WRISTWATCHES 23

11 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ANTHRACITES 17

ARITHMETICS 19

BACKSTRETCH 26

BATHYMETRIC 24

CATASTROPHE 19

CATHETERIZE 25

GNATCATCHER 22

HAIRCUTTERS 17

HEMATOCRITS 19

HYPERSTATIC 21

INTRATHECAL 18

ORCHESTRATE 16

PARENTHETIC 20

PARESTHETIC 19

REATTACHING 19

SCATTERSHOT 16

SCRATCHIEST 19

STRETCHABLE 20

TACHOMETERS 19

TECHNOCRATS 20

TETRACHORDS 17

TETRADRACHM 20

TETRARCHIES 16

THEATRICALS 17

THEOREMATIC 19

THEORETICAL 17

THERAPEUTIC 20

TRACHEOTOMY 21

TRENCHANTLY 21

TROCHANTERS 17

WATCHTOWERS 22

WEATHERCAST 19

10 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ANTHRACITE 16

ARCHITECTS 18

ARITHMETIC 18

ATHROCYTES 17

CHARLOTTES 16

CHATTERBOX 25

CHATTERERS 15

CHATTERING 18

CLATHRATES 16

ENTRECHATS 16

HAIRCUTTER 16

HEMATOCRIT 18

RATCHETING 18

REATTACHED 16

REATTACHES 15

RHEOSTATIC 15

STARCHIEST 15

TACHOMETER 18

TECHNOCRAT 19

TETRACHORD 16

TETRARCHIC 18

THEATRICAL 16

THEOCRATIC 18

TRACHEATED 16

TRACHEITES 15

TRACHEITIS 15

TROCHANTER 16

WATCHTOWER 21

9 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ARCHITECT 17

ATHROCYTE 16

ATTACHERS 14

CATHETERS 14

CHARLOTTE 15

CHATTERED 15

CHATTERER 14

CLATHRATE 15

ENTRECHAT 15

RATCHETED 15

TETRARCHS 14

TETRARCHY 16

THATCHERS 16

THATCHIER 16

THEATRICS 14

THEOCRATS 14

TRACHEATE 14

TRACHYTES 16

TRENCHANT 16

8 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ATTACHER 13

CATHETER 13

CHATTERS 13

CHATTERY 15

CHATTIER 13

RATCHETS 13

REATTACH 13

TETRARCH 13

THATCHER 15

THEATRIC 13

THEOCRAT 13

TRACHYTE 15

7 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

CHATTER 12

RATCHET 12

6 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

HATTER 8

RACHET 11

THREAT 8

5 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

CARET 8

CARTE 8

CATER 8

CHARE 10

CHART 10

CHEAT 10

CHERT 10

CRATE 8

EARTH 7

HATER 7

HEART 7

RATCH 10

RATHE 7

REACH 10

REACT 8

RECTA 8

RETCH 10

TACET 8

TACHE 10

TATER 5

TEACH 10

TECTA 8

TETRA 5

THECA 10

THETA 7

TRACE 8

TRACT 8

TREAT 5

4 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ACHE 9

ACRE 7

ARCH 9

CARE 7

CART 7

CATE 7

CHAR 9

CHAT 9

EACH 9

EATH 6

ECHT 9

ETCH 9

HAET 6

HARE 6

HART 6

HATE 6

HEAR 6

HEAT 6

RACE 7

RATE 4

RATH 6

RHEA 6

TACE 7

TACH 9

TACT 7

TAHR 6

TARE 4

TART 4

TATE 4

TEAR 4

TEAT 4

TECH 9

TETH 6

THAE 6

THAT 6

TRET 4

3 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

ACE 6

ACT 6

ARC 6

ARE 3

ART 3

ATE 3

ATT 3

CAR 6

CAT 6

EAR 3

EAT 3

ERA 3

ETA 3

ETH 5

HAE 5

HAT 5

HER 5

HET 5

RAH 5

RAT 3

REC 6

RET 3

TAE 3

TAR 3

TAT 3

TEA 3

TET 3

THE 5

2 letter words with the letters RATCHET ↑

AE 2

AH 4

AR 2

AT 2

EH 4

ER 2

ET 2

HA 4

HE 4

RE 2

TA 2

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