employ
Definitions
Noun
- The state of being employed or having a job
Verb
- Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- Engage or hire for work
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "employ".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employees | 3 | 66 |
| 2 | employed | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | employment | 3 | 47 |
| 4 | employee | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | employers | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | unemployment | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | employer | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | employ | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | employing | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | employs | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | unemployed | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | employers' | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | employee's | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | employments | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | employable | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | employees' | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | employer's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | multiemployer | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | reemployment | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | underemploy | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | underemployed | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | underemployment | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | unemploy | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | unemployable | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "employ".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "employ".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employees | 3 | 66 |
| 2 | employed | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | employment | 3 | 47 |
| 4 | employee | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | employers | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | employer | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | employing | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | employs | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | unemployed | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | employers' | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | employee's | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | unemploy | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | deploy | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ploy | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | eloy | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | deploys | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | employer's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | employees' | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | employable | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | teply | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "employ" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "employ" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "employ" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | successfully | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "employ".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 24
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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