detritus
Definitions
Noun
- The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "detritus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dialysis | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | adventurous | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | directness | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | damascus | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | deadliness | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | dextrous | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | dreariness | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | deciduous | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | delgiudice | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | delirious | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | denarius | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | drowsiness | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | idolatrous | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "detritus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | detroit | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | merits | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | traits | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | drifts | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | emeritus | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | titus | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | dextrous | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | detroit's | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | demetrius | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | detroiters | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | derus | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | detracts | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | denarius | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | demerits | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deleterious | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | trites | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | pettus | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | petrus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | estrus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | dittus | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "detritus".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
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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