stake
Definitions
Noun
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- The money risked on a gamble
- A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
Verb
- Put at risk
- Place a bet on
- Mark with a stake
- Tie or fasten to a stake
- Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "stake".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mistake | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | stake | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | mistaken | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | mistakes | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | stakes | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | mistakenly | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | stake-out | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | staked | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | sweepstakes | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | homestake | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | homestake's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stake's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | stakeholder | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | stakeholders | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | stakeout | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stakeouts | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | staker | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | sweepstake | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "stake".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stake".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | 1 | 610 |
| 2 | sake | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | stacked | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | stalked | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | stakes | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | staked | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | starkey | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | starke | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | stanke | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | staker | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | straker | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stracke | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | starkes | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | starker | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | starkel | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stankey | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | stalker | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | stake's | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | stahnke | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | stacker | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "stake" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "stake" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "stake" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | player's | 2 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 18
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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