blackball
Definitions
Noun
- The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Verb
- Expel from a community or group
- Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "blackball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brimhall | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | butterball | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "blackball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | black | 1 | 203 |
| 2 | baseball | 2 | 57 |
| 3 | blackman | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | basketball | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | blackwell | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | blackmail | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | blackboard | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | blackmailed | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | bacall | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | trackball | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | brackbill | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | beachball | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | mackall | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | trackballs | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | beachballs | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | blackley | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | blackham | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | blackard | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | blackboards | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | basketballs | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "blackball" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "blackball" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "blackball" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "blackball".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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