cretaceous
Definitions
Noun
- From 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
Adjective
- Abounding in chalk
- Of or relating to or denoting the third period of the mesozoic era
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cretaceous".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | campanis | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | chrysalis | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | clematis | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | clitoris | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | cloudiness | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | corvallis | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | creepiness | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | kansallis | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | kariotis | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | kendavis | 3 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reaches | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | creates | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | raucous | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | treacherous | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | courteous | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | courageous | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | extraneous | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | crustaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | ceraceous | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | predaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sebaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | cutaneous | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | crecelius | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | cancerous | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | precancerous | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | recoups | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | creches | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | herbaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | corestates | 2 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | criticisms | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | criticizes | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 2
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📰 This Word in the News:
Paleontologists Discover an Ancient Marine Reptile They've Dubbed the T. Rex of the Sea, Crowning Another King of the Cretaceous
May 22, 2026 Smithsonian Magazine
May 22, 2026 Smithsonian Magazine
Divergent defense strategies and niche partitioning in Cretaceous micro‐beetles
Dec 7, 2025 Wiley Online Library
Dec 7, 2025 Wiley Online Library
Concerning the historical holotype of the Cretaceous bivalve Lahillia larseni
Mar 24, 2026 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Mar 24, 2026 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Scientists Discover Canada’s First Dinosaur Tracks From a Rarely Documented Cretaceous Age
Sep 23, 2026 SciTechDaily
Sep 23, 2026 SciTechDaily
Calcium Isotopes in Fossils Link Volcanic Eruptions to Cretaceous Plankton Extinction
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