colonies
Definitions
Noun
- A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
- One of the 13 british colonies that formed the original states of the united states
- A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
- A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "colonies".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | countries | 2 | 151 |
| 2 | kennedy's | 3 | 26 |
| 3 | committees | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | country's | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | accessories | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | economies | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | academies | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | currencies | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | comedies | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | committee's | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | crosby's | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | cavities | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | colony's | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | academy's | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | accuracies | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | calvaries | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | canaries | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | canilles | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | caseze's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | cassidy's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | cassini's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | cassoni's | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | christie's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | christies | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | christy's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | clancy's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | comedy's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | comegys | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | committees' | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | connally's | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | connelly's | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | countries' | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | courtesies | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | cruelties | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | currencies' | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | currency's | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | economy's | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | kaposi's | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | keegali's | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | kennedys | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | kennedys' | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | khatami's | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | kigale's | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | kigali's | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | kingsley's | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | kinsley's | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | krispies | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | kristi's | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | kumouri's | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | kuwaitis | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | quincy's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "colonies".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | colonel | 2 | 37 |
| 2 | cologne | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | cookies | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | colonel's | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | cronies | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | colonels | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | colonized | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | colonists | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | colonials | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | colonus | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | colonizers | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | colonize | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | colonist | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | coones | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | clones | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | colonizer | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | moonies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | colonia | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | collies | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | clones' | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "colonies" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | colonies to | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "colonies" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "colonies" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | commonwealth | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | overseas | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | imperial | 4 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 51
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Pollen-replacing feed strengthens honey bee colonies, long-term study confirms
Mar 12, 2026 Phys.org
Mar 12, 2026 Phys.org
Tapestry depicting Pennsylvania’s history as one of original 13 colonies coming to life in Shaler
Mar 12, 2026 TribLIVE.com
Mar 12, 2026 TribLIVE.com