silences
Definitions
Noun
- The state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- The absence of sound
- A refusal to speak when expected
- The trait of keeping things secret
Verb
- Cause to be quiet or not talk
- Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "silences".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suitcases | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | surprises | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | surpluses | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | censuses | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | satirizes | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | skirmishes | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | stoppages | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | summarizes | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | cevaxs | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | cypress's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | cyrix's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sanchez's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sanders's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sandoz's | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | saunders's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | simmons's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | spinks's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | suffuses | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | summonses | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | sunrise's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | suppresses | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | surcharges | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | surtaxes | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "silences".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | since | 1 | 628 |
| 2 | science | 2 | 131 |
| 3 | silence | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | violence | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | sciences | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | influences | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | silenced | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | idleness | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | residences | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | science's | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | resilience | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | silencer | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sciences' | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | pestilence | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sines | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | ilene | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | spencers | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | slovenes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | shirlene | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | licences | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "silences" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "silences".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
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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