bolt
Definitions
Noun
- A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- The act of moving with great haste
- A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- A sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
Verb
- Move or jump suddenly
- Secure or lock with a bolt
- Swallow hastily
- Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- Eat hastily without proper chewing
- Make or roll into bolts
Adverb
- In a rigid manner
- Directly
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bolt".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bolt | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | bolted | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | bolting | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | bolts | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | bolte | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | bolten | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | bolter | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | bolthouse | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | bolton | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | boltz | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | boltzmann's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | boltzmanns | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | buboltz | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | casebolt | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | deadbolt | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | debolt | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | godbolt | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | rainbolt | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | reinbolt | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | rybolt | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | seabolt | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | thunderbolt | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | unbolt | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | unbolted | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | wambolt | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bolt".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bolt".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bolt" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "bolt" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 16
Fragments: 25
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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