scans
Definitions
Noun
- The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- An image produced by scanning
Verb
- Examine minutely or intensely
- Examine hastily
- Make a wide, sweeping search of
- Conform to a metrical pattern
- Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- Read metrically
- Obtain data from magnetic tapes
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "scans".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | franciscans | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | scans | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | etruscans | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "scans".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stones | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | stains | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | skins | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | sloan's | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | spans | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | stein's | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | stearns | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | austin's | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | stone's | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | spurns | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | sterns | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | swans | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | askin's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | askins | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | aspen's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | aspens | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | aspin's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | austen's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | eastern's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | scones | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | skains | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | skeens | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | skeins | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | skin's | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | skins' | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | spain's | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | span's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | spawns | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | spines | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | spins | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | spoons | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | staines | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | stan's | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | steines | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | stenz | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | stern's | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | stiens | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | stines | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | stones' | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | stuns | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | swann's | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "scans".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "scans" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "scans" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "scans" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "scans".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 41
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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