digresses
Definitions
Verb
- Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- Wander from a direct or straight course
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "digresses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dispatches | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | advertises | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | denounces | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | despises | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | disguises | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | dismisses | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | admonishes | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | defarges | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | defense's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | dickens's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | disposes | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | divorces | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | doghouses | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | dollhouses | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | douglas's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | downsizes | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | dreyfus's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | idealizes | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "digresses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | addresses | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | dresses | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | presses | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | guesses | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | dressers | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | disagrees | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | digress | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | distresses | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | digressions | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | impresses | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | depresses | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | grasses | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | digressed | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | dieses | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pedigrees | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | heiresses | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | dresser's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tresses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | grosses | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | gresser | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "digresses".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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