dread
Definitions
Noun
- Fearful expectation or anticipation
Verb
- Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "dread".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dreadful | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | dread | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | dreadnought | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | dreaded | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | dreadfully | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | dreading | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | dreads | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dread".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "dread" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "dread" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "dread" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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