tenses
Definitions
Noun
- A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Verb
- Become stretched or tense or taut
- Increase the tension on
- Become tense, nervous, or uneasy
- Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tense | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | senses | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | lenses | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | tensile | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | tensely | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | tenets | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | ensues | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | theses | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | tess | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | tens | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | pretenses | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | testes | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ternes | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | teases | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | tese | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | tees | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | tresses | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | toenjes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | testers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tenures | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | tenrecs | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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