hardball
Definitions
Noun
- A no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
- Baseball as distinguished from softball
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hardball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hardly | 2 | 106 |
| 2 | hardboard | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | handball | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | handballs | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | hadsall | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | hardback | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | handbill | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | carballo | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | thrall | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | herdal | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | herbal | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | harral | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | harald | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | arnall | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | argall | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | handbills | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | caraballo | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | arenaball | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | yarnall | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | wardell | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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