defining
Definitions
Noun
- Any process serving to define the shape of something
Verb
- Determine the essential quality of
- Give a definition for the meaning of a word
- Determine the nature of
- Show the form or outline of
- Decide upon or fix definitely
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "defining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | redefining | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | drifting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | dismaying | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deserting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | dining | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | defending | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | denying | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | declining | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | refining | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | denting | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | defying | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | redefining | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | deigning | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | fining | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | deininger | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | defunding | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | reining | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | finning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dinning | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | denning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "defining" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "defining" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the defining | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "defining" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "defining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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