binding
Definitions
Noun
- The capacity to attract and hold something
- Strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
- The act of applying a bandage
- One of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
- The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
Verb
- Stick to firmly
- Create social or emotional ties
- Make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- Secure with or as if with ropes
- Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- Provide with a binding
- Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- Form a chemical bond with
- Cause to be constipated
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "binding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | binding | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | bindings | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | non-binding | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | nonbinding | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | spellbinding | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "binding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | building | 2 | 160 |
| 2 | bringing | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | breaking | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | breathing | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | bleeding | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | brooding | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | bursting | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | observing | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | blessing | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | blooming | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | bouncing | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | obtaining | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | borrowing | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | bending | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | breeding | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | browning | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | brushing | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | blazing | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | bothering | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | boarding | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | blushing | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | bickering | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | blocking | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | boasting | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | boosting | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | bracing | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | bulging | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | balding | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | banking | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | barking | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | basking | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | basting | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | battering | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | belching | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | bellowing | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | blaming | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | bleaching | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | blotting | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | bounding | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | braving | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | breaching | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | briefing | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | bruising | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | bumping | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | abounding | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | badgering | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | banding | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | barging | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | belting | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | bettering | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | blaring | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | bluffing | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | bolting | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | bonding | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | bragging | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | braiding | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | browsing | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | buckling | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | bullying | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | aborting | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | abridging | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | abusing | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | beadling | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | belding | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | belying | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | bensing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | benzing | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | bergling | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | besting | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | bilking | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | billowing | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | binging | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | bisbing | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | bisping | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | blading | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | blaesing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | blasing | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | bleeping | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | bloating | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | blogging | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | bobbling | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | boening | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | bolding | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | boxing | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | braking | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | branning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | brawling | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | breading | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | breeching | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | breining | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | brenning | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | bribing | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | bridging | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | brimming | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | brining | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | broaching | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | broiling | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | broking | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | brooking | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | bruening | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | bruning | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | bruting | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | buehring | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | buening | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | buesing | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | buffering | 3 | 0 |
| 107 | buffeting | 3 | 0 |
| 108 | bunching | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | bunting | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | burbling | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | burgling | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | burying | 3 | 0 |
| 113 | busting | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | butchering | 3 | 0 |
| 115 | buttering | 3 | 0 |
| 116 | obliging | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | obsessing | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "binding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | bidding | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | bending | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | abiding | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | inducing | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | invading | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | indexing | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | blinding | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | bonding | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | banding | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | bindings | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | biding | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | minding | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | brining | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | binning | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | binging | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | nonbinding | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pindling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | kindling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "binding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "binding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "binding" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 15
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 117
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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