We found 12 dictionaries that define the word spates:

General (9 matching dictionaries)

1. spates: Merriam-Webster
2. spates: Collins English Dictionary
3. spates: Vocabulary.com
4. Spates, spates: Wordnik
5. spates: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
6. spates: Wiktionary
7. spates: Dictionary.com
8. Spates: Rhymezone
9. spates: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

10. spates: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

11. spates: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

12. spates: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See spate as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (Spates) ▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8691) Adjectives: sudden, violent, furious, heavy, occasional, periodic, such, seasonal, long, frequent, short ▸ Words similar to spates ▸ Usage examples for spates ▸ Idioms related to spates ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near spates ▸ Rhymes of spates ▸ Invented words related to spates