Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 2 compound words that contain rattles. The most common are listed below. Open rattles in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- death rattlesplural of death rattle: The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.
- gourd rattlesplural of gourd rattle: A rattle made from a hollowed-out dried gourd into which dried seeds or gravel is placed.
- rattles aboutthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle about: To take up little space in a house or other building that one occupies; to live somewhere that is needlessly spacious.
- rattles aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle around: To take up little space in a house or other building that one occupies; to live somewhere that is needlessly spacious.
- rattles offthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle off: To list or recite quickly.
- rattles sabresthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle sabres: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle through: To do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.
- red rattlesplural of red rattle: Any of several plant species of the genus Pedicularis and others.
- saber-rattlesthird-person singular simple present indicative of saber-rattle: To threaten a big battle or war.
- sabre-rattlesthird-person singular simple present indicative of sabre-rattle: To threaten a big battle or war.
- yellow rattlesplural of yellow rattle
- rattles a saberthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle a saber: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles a sabrethird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle a sabre: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles the saberthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle the saber: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles the sabrethird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle the sabre: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles one's hocksthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle one's hocks: To hurry up; to get moving.
- rattles one's saberthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle one's saber: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles one's sabrethird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle one's sabre: To threaten a big battle or war.
- rattles someone's cagethird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle someone's cage: To demand attention from someone; to nag, nudge, or remind someone.
- Scotsman's rattlesplural of Scotsman's rattle: An African tree, Amblygonocarpus andongensis.
- watchman's rattlesplural of watchman's rattle: An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger
- watchmen's rattlesplural of watchman's rattle: An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger
- rattles the bonesthird-person singular simple present indicative of rattle the bones: To play dice.
Compound words 2
- rattlesnakeAny of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.
- RattlesdenA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9759).