cowries
Definitions
Noun
- Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
- Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cowries".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carries | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | copies | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | scotty's | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | cookies | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | kirby's | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | casey's | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | commies | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | katie's | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | achilles | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | cappy's | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | cathy's | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | currys | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | kelley's | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | achilles' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | akashi's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | cabbies | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | caddies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | callies | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | carey's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | carrey's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | chloe's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | coffee's | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | coffees | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | cokie's | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | collies | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | connie's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | cooley's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | cubbies | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | curry's | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | karis | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | kathy's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | kearney's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | kelli's | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | kelly's | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | kellys | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | kerrey's | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | kerry's | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | khakis | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | kiddies | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | kiwi's | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | kiwis | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | korry's | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | sculley's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cowries".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | writes | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | crises | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | scores | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | crimes | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | calories | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | cries | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | tories | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | cores | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | orgies | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | cowie | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | couriers | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | cortines | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | copywriters | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | lowrie | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | crites | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | cowles | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cowens | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cortes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | corrie | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | cornie | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "cowries" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "cowries" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "cowries" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "cowries".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 43
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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