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Term: shovel

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "shovel": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. shovel

shovel

Definitions

Noun

  1. A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
  2. The quantity a shovel can hold
  3. A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
  4. A machine for excavating

Verb

  1. Dig with or as if with a shovel
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "shovel".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shovel 2 5
2 shovels 2 3
3 shoveled 2 2
4 shoveling 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "shovel".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shuffle 2 3
2 cheryl 2 0
3 schabel 2 0
4 schadel 2 0
5 schaedel 2 0
6 schamel 2 0
7 schappell 2 0
8 schauble 2 0
9 scheckel 2 0
10 scheffel 2 0
11 scheibel 2 0
12 scheidel 2 0
13 schemel 2 0
14 schemmel 2 0
15 schiebel 2 0
16 schimmel 2 0
17 schissel 2 0
18 schobel 2 0
19 schoettle 2 0
20 schubel 2 0
21 shackle 2 0
22 shadel 2 0
23 shadle 2 0
24 shamel 2 0
25 shappell 2 0
26 sharyl 2 0
27 shekel 2 0
28 sherrell 2 0
29 sheryl 2 0
30 shimel 2 0
31 shimmel 2 0
32 shinall 2 0
33 shuttle 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shovel".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shoe 1 14
2 shoved 1 8
3 shovels 2 3
4 shove 1 2
5 hovel 2 2
6 shoveled 2 2
7 hove 1 1
8 shoves 1 0
9 shover 2 0
10 shoval 2 0
11 scovel 2 0
12 hovels 2 0
13 shoveling 2 0
14 hoel 1 0
15 shrivel 2 0
16 showell 2 0
17 shovlin 2 0
18 shively 2 0
19 scovell 2 0
20 schobel 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "shovel" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "shovel" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "shovel" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shovel".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shevtl 2 0
2 shoval 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 4

Sound Alikes: 33

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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