clutches

Other forms of clutches

plural

clutcheses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clutches

What does clutches mean?

clutches means "the act of grasping".

How many syllables are in clutches?

clutches has 2 syllables: clut-ches. The stress falls on "clut". In IPA it is /ˈklʌtʃəz/.

What is another word for clutches?

Close synonyms include clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clutches a common word?

clutches is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.