mothball
Definitions
Noun
- A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
Verb
- Put into long-term storage
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "mothball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mothball | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | mothballed | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | mothballs | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mothball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | football | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | mortal | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | mortally | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | mothballs | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | mothballed | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | thall | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | southall | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | softball | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | meatball | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | gotshall | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | thrall | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | theall | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | metall | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mehall | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | southwall | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | softballs | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | meatballs | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gottshall | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | gotschall | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "mothball" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mothball fleet | 1 | 7 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "mothball" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the mothball | 1 | 5 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "mothball" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | placed | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | maintenance | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | removed | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | wisconsin | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "mothball".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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