backstop
Definitions
Noun
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- A precaution in case of an emergency
Verb
- Act as a backstop
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | backs | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | blacks | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | backdrop | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | blackstone | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | blackest | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | blacktop | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | blackston | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | backstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | backset | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | blackstock | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | backstroke | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bakst | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | bookstop | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | blackson | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | bankston | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | backspin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | backslap | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | backseat | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | backrest | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | backlist | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
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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