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To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters.
Giuseppe Garibaldi

Meaning of "fetters" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FETTERS

fetters  [ˈfɛtəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FETTERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fetters is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FETTERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fetters

Legcuffs

Legcuffs are physical restraints used on the ankles of a person to allow walking only with a restricted reach and to prevent running and effective physical resistance. Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, shackles, footcuffs, fetters or leg irons. The term "fetter" shares a root with the word "foot". With respect to humans, shackles are typically used on prisoners and slaves. Leg shackles also are used for chain gangs to keep them together. Chain Gang Street Sweepers, 1909 Metaphorically, a fetter may be anything that restricts or restrains in any way, hence the word "unfettered".

Definition of fetters in the English dictionary

The definition of fetters in the dictionary is chains for a prisoner's feet. Other definition of fetters is check or restraints.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FETTERS


afters
ˈɑːftəz
banisters
ˈbænɪstəz
bitters
ˈbɪtəz
butters
ˈbʌtəz
fajitas
fəˈhiːtəz
gangbusters
ˈɡæŋbʌstəz
headquarters
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz
headwaters
ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz
hipsters
ˈhɪpstəz
jitters
ˈdʒɪtəz
letters
ˈlɛtəz
Masters
ˈmɑːstəz
Pointers
ˈpɔɪntəz
quarters
ˈkwɔːtəz
secateurs
ˈsɛkətəz
trotters
ˈtrɒtəz
waters
ˈwɔːtəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FETTERS

fetlock joint
fetlocked
fetologist
fetology
fetoprotein
fetor
fetoscope
fetoscopy
fetter
fetter bone
fetterer
fetterless
fetterlock
fettle
fettler
fettling
fettuccine
fettucine
fettucini
fetus

WORDS THAT END LIKE FETTERS

Angostura bitters
at close quarters
bolt cutters
call letters
congratters
corporate headquarters
fan letters
for starters
in tatters
matters
money matters
put up the shutters
Roman letters
Schwitters
tatters
the jitters
the Pointers
three quarters
wire cutters
wire-cutters

Synonyms and antonyms of fetters in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FETTERS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fetters» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fetters

Translation of «fetters» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FETTERS

Find out the translation of fetters to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fetters from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fetters» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羁绊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grilletes
570 millions of speakers

English

fetters
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قيود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оковы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grilhões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিকল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaînes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belenggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fesseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足枷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

족쇄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xiềng xích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலங்கு சங்கிலிகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेड्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pranga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kajdany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cătușe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεσμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetboeie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fjättrarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fetters
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fetters

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FETTERS»

The term «fetters» is regularly used and occupies the 77.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FETTERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fetters

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5 QUOTES WITH «FETTERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fetters.
1
Vinoba Bhave
If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.
2
Earl Browder
Socialism is nothing more nor less than the social, political and ideological system which breaks the fetters upon economic growth created under capitalism and opens the way to a new period of economic and social expansion on a much larger scale.
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Earl Browder
Because capitalist society has expanded the productive forces so enormously, the social conditions under which it arose lag behind and become fetters holding back the further growth of productive forces.
4
Henry Clay
An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FETTERS»

Discover the use of fetters in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fetters and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, ...
This book offers a reassessment of the international monetary problems that led to the global economic crisis of the 1930s.
Barry Eichengreen, 1992
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, ...
This book offers a reassessment of the international monetary problems that led to the global economic crisis of the 1930s.
Barry J. Eichengreen, Harold James, 1996
3
Pearly Flats
Pearly Flats,Hidden among the great novels of our timecomes an epic tale of good verses evil.Charles Fetters'.
Charles Fetters, 2009
4
Fetters of Memory; a Novel
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Alfred Leigh, 2012
5
Fetters Fall
This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
John Bechtel, 2013
6
The Fetters of Freedom
The book begins: There was no doubt that Caius Attilius, the young military tribune, was a very ill man, -perhaps had been would be the better tense of the verb, for it appeared to his officers and to the shipmaster, men of long and varied ...
Cyrus Townsend Brady, 2004
7
"Loosen the Fetters of Thy Tongue Woman": The Poetry and ...
"Cohen first presents an overview of Wallach's short life and surveys her critical reputation.
Zafrira Lidovsky Cohen, 2003
8
Through the Fetters of Retribution
Vidanage P. Karunaratne. Through the Fetters of Retribution Published by: WSIC EB00ks Ltd Author: Vidanage P. Karunaratne Through the Fetters of Retribution By: Vidanage P. Karunaratne Published. Front Cover.
Vidanage P. Karunaratne, 2011
9
Land in Fetters
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Thomas Edward Scrutton, 2009
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Land in Fetters
159 CONCLUSION. I have now completed the task I proposed to myself at the outset. I have endeavoured to trace step by step and in historical sequence the growth and change of the Land Laws of England, and the motives of policy which  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETTERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fetters is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fort Benning soldier honored for his heroism - WTVM.com …
FORT BENNING, GA (WTVM) - A Fort Benning soldier received an honor for heroism on Friday. Second Lieutenant Robert Fetters, an officer ... «WTVM, Jul 15»
2
Are Health Foods Making You Fat? - US News
By K. Aleisha Fetters July 10, 2015 | 1:02 p.m. EDT + More. Supermarkets are filled with more “health foods” than ever before. Still, America's collective waistline ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
3
Refusing Capitalism - CounterPunch
“The moment the slave resoles that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. He frees himself and shows the way to others. Freedom and ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Satisfaction on Serra's grounds - Daily Pilot
Paul Fetters, who moved from Michigan to Huntington Beach more than 30 years ago, said he had never attended a concert in the "Music ... «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»
5
Fetters to face another Hiles in this fall's mayoral election
Hiles' husband, Tony Hiles, ran against Fetters in the Republican primary in May, finishing fourth in a four-man race. Fetters is seeking a ... «Huntington Country TAB, Jul 15»
6
1852 Douglass speech still resonates | Bay State Banner
To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery ... «BayStateBanner, Jul 15»
7
WC announces 2015 spring Dean's list
LAKE WAYNOKA – Hannah M. Fetters of Tupelo Drive, senior, chemistry. MOUNT ORAB – Dara R. Howser of US 68, senior, agriculture; Kevin ... «The Clermont Sun, Jul 15»
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Fetters sentencing is Aug. 18
Mindy Jo Fetters, 23, was originally charged with third-degree sexual abuse resulting from an alleged incident in 2014. The charge was ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
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Samir Amin - MRZine.org - Monthly Review
Europe as it is -- and it cannot be other than what it is so long as it is imprisoned within the fetters of its institutions -- has declared illegal any ... «Monthly Review, Jul 15»
10
Bethlehem Academy second semester honor rolls
12th grade: Madison Fetters, Mikayla Grossman, David Swenson, James Tait, Christian VonRuden and Luorongxin Yuan. 11th grade: Emily ... «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»

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