killifish
Definitions
Noun
- Small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
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Words that sound like the term "killifish".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accomplish | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | candlish | 2 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | illinois | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | skills | 1 | 37 |
| 3 | willis | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | kills | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | illinois' | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | klish | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | sailfish | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | killings | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | tillis | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | skillings | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | shellfish | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | nullifies | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | millis | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lillis | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | kulish | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | killin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | kellis | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | kallis | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | kalish | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | jellyfish | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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