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Term: control

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "control": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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control

Definitions

Noun

  1. Power to direct or determine
  2. A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
  3. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
  4. A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
  5. The activity of managing or exerting control over something
  6. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  7. Discipline in personal and social activities
  8. Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
  9. A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
  10. A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
  11. The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

Verb

  1. Exercise authoritative control or power over
  2. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  3. Handle and cause to function
  4. Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  5. Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
  6. Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
  7. Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  8. Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "control".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 control 2 223
2 controlled 2 39
3 controls 2 30
4 controlling 3 23
5 controller 3 9
6 uncontrolled 3 4
7 controllers 3 3
8 self-control 3 3
9 controller's 3 2
10 uncontrollable 5 2
11 biocontrol 4 0
12 control's 2 0
13 controladora 5 0
14 controllable 4 0
15 controllers' 3 0
16 controls' 2 0
17 decontrol 3 0
18 decontrolled 3 0
19 uncontrollably 5 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "control".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "control".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 controlled 2 39
2 controls 2 30
3 controlling 3 23
4 controller 3 9
5 uncontrolled 3 4
6 controllers 3 3
7 decontrol 3 0
8 controls' 2 0
9 control's 2 0
10 biocontrol 4 0
11 countryfolk 3 0
12 contra 2 0
13 contos 2 0
14 contel 2 0
15 consol 2 0
16 conroy 2 0
17 conrow 2 0
18 conroe 2 0
19 conoly 3 0
20 centro 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "control" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 control of 1 26
2 control over 2 7
3 control the 1 5
4 control systems 2 3
5 control system 2 3
6 control centres 2 2
7 control and 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "control" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to control 1 6
2 the control 1 5
3 and control 1 5
4 british control 2 3
5 traffic control 2 3
6 fire control 2 3
7 of control 1 3
8 soviet control 3 2
9 for control 1 2
10 took control 1 2
11 his control 1 2
12 in control 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "control" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 propaganda 4 2
2 gaining 2 2
3 taken 2 2
4 norwegian 3 2
5 danish 2 2
6 british 2 2
7 strip 1 2
8 demand 2 2
9 traffic 2 2
10 systems 2 2
11 player 2 2
12 temperature 3 2
13 pages 2 2
14 contents 2 2
15 often 2 2
16 fire 2 2
17 command 2 2
18 external 3 2
19 regained 2 2
20 france 1 2
21 took 1 2
22 seized 1 2
23 take 1 2
24 lasting 2 2
25 french 1 2
26 loss 1 2
27 eventual 4 2
28 family 3 2
29 full 1 2
30 undermine 3 2
31 facto 2 2
32 outside 2 2
33 attempts 2 2
34 grew 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "control".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 central 2 165
2 central's 2 2
3 control's 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 19

Fragments: 19

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 7

Words that Precede: 12

Statistically Associated: 34

Consonant Matches: 3

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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