bloodletting
Definitions
Noun
- Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
- Indiscriminate slaughter
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bloodletting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brandishing | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | breathtaking | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | belittling | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | bestselling | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | bombarding | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | brainwashing | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | abbreviating | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | babysitting | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | backbreaking | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | backslapping | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | backsliding | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | backtracking | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | bankrolling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | befriending | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | benefiting | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | benefitting | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | bewildering | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | bicycling | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | blackmailing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | blanketing | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | bloodsucking | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | obliterating | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | obstructing | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bloodletting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | letting | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | betting | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | looting | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | blotting | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | plotting | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | flooding | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | bolting | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | bloodline | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | oetting | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | botting | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | booting | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | boycotting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | bloodstain | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bloodlines | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | woodling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | slotting | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | koetting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | goodling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | goodlett | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | goetting | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "bloodletting" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bloodletting" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bloodletting".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
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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