Definition
- (noun) An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
- (noun) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
- (verb) To act as a chaperone.
Word stats
- Chaperones contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
Words you can build
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Word neighbours
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with CHA
- chad
- chads
- chafe
- chafed
- chafes
- chaff
- chaffed
- chaffinch
- chaffinches
- chaffing
- chaffs
- chafing
- chagrin
- chagrined
- chagrining
- chagrinned
- chagrinning
- chagrins
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Words ending with NES
Frequently asked questions
What does Chaperones mean?
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
How many letters are in Chaperones?
Chaperones has 10 letters.
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