clinches
Definitions
Noun
- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- A small slip noose made with seizing
- The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- A tight or amorous embrace
Verb
- Secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- Hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- Hold in a tight grasp
- Embrace amorously
- Flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- Settle conclusively
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "clinches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | corpses | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | cabanas | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | coolidge's | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | canada's | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | clenches | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | cabezas | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | casillas | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | contras | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | contras' | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | copolla's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | coppola's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | corneas | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | croatia's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | cumbias | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | kabila's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | karema's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | kimonos | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | koresh's | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | quenches | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | skoczylas | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "clinches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | lines | 1 | 198 |
| 2 | inches | 2 | 86 |
| 3 | cliche | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | cliches | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | clinch | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | clinics | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | clincher | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | clinched | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | clenches | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | clines | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | lunches | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | lichens | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | inches' | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | finches | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cliched | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | cinched | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | mcglinchey | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | linch | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | lince | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | cline | 1 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "clinches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | clenches | 2 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 20
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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