boondoggle
Definitions
Noun
- Work of little or no value done merely to look busy
Verb
- Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "boondoggle".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | boondoggle | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | boondoggles | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "boondoggle".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beautiful | 3 | 127 |
| 2 | binomial | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | bronchial | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | biblical | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | obtainable | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | abdominal | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | observable | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | bilateral | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | aboriginal | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | aberrational | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | backpedal | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | balmoral | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | bankable | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | barbanel | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | barnacle | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | barnicle | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | bedraggle | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | biaxial | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | bicoastal | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | bluebottle | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | bountiful | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | breakable | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | brendsel | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | breyfogle | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | buildable | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | obsessional | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "boondoggle".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bondage | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | boone | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | boggled | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | boondoggles | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | noggle | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | boodle | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | boggle | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | boodles | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | boggles | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | bondholder | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | oodle | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | nogle | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | dogle | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | caboodle | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | boole | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | booknote | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | bondholders | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | bonde | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | bogle | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bodle | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "boondoggle" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "boondoggle" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "boondoggle" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "boondoggle".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 26
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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