recoils
Definitions
Noun
- The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- A movement back from an impact
Verb
- Draw back, as with fear or pain
- Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Spring back; spring away from an impact
- Spring back, as from a forceful thrust
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "recoils".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rifles | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | troubles | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | reveals | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | rebels | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | recalls | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | prevails | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | russell's | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | ripples | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | travels | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | bristles | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | aerosols | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | brussels | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | freckles | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | profiles | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | brothels | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | rachel's | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | riddles | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | crackles | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | cradles | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | oracles | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | rattles | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | repels | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | revels | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | rival's | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | rivals | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | ruffles | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | wrestles | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | brazil's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | cripples | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | crovls | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | dribbles | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | drogoul's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | grackles | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | grapples | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | gribbles | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | krapels | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | kreifels | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | krummel's | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | oracle's | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | prattles | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | propels | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | rachels | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | raffles | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | ravel's | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | rebel's | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | rebels' | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | refills | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | regales | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | rennels | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | repeals | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | resales | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | reseals | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | resells | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | retails | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | rickels | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | rickles | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | rickles' | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | rivals' | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | riyals | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | robles | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | rochelle's | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | rosales | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | ruble's | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | rubles | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | ruggles | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | runnells | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | runnels | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | russel's | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | ruttles | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | schreifels | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | throttles | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | travails | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | tribbles | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | trickles | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | trifles | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | triples | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | truffles | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "recoils".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oils | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | coil | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | recoil | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | reconcile | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | recitals | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | coils | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | revolts | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | reconciles | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | recoiled | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | precis | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | echols | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | recommits | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | recognise | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | roil | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | reis | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | reil | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | reco | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | revco's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | retails | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | renoirs | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 77
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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