backgrounds
Definitions
Noun
- A person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
- Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
- Relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
- The state of the environment in which a situation exists
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
- Scenery hung at back of stage
Verb
- Understate the importance or quality of
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "backgrounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bloodhounds | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | boulevards | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | bridesmaids | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | bromfield's | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | bicuspids | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | biohazards | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | blackboards | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | bodyguards | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | bookstands | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | breastfeeds | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bridesmaid's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bridesmaids' | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | brownfields | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | butterfields | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "backgrounds".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | around | 2 | 562 |
| 2 | ground | 1 | 186 |
| 3 | background | 2 | 67 |
| 4 | grounds | 1 | 58 |
| 5 | rounds | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | bounds | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | backwoods | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | backyards | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | campgrounds | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | backwards | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | barons | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | aground | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | battlegrounds | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | backlund | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | backends | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | playgrounds | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fairgrounds | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | backus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | blackouts | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | backrooms | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "backgrounds" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "backgrounds" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "backgrounds" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certain | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "backgrounds".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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