execution
Definitions
Noun
- Putting a condemned person to death
- The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
- A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
- The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
- Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "execution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | execution | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | executions | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | executioner | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | executioner's | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | executioners | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "execution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exploration | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | registration | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | expedition | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | elizabethan | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | mediterranean | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | exposition | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | mechanization | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | retribution | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | verification | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | excavation | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | veterinarian | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | carolingian | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | epicurean | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | menstruation | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | westhampton | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | centenarian | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | chernomyrdin | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | delicatessen | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | echolocation | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | ecuadorean | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | ecuadorian | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | edification | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | embarkation | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | exhalation | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | exhortation | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | genetization | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | geriatrician | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | peleponnesian | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | peloponnesian | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | segmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | telemedicine | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | tetrahedron | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "execution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | election | 3 | 77 |
| 2 | selection | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | expectation | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | rejection | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | exemption | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | persecution | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | erection | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | executions | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | executioner | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | executor | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | ejection | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | executors | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | executing | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | exertion | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | executioner's | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | exertions | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | executone | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | executioners | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | exaction | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "execution" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "execution" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the execution | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | mass execution | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | program execution | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | complete execution | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | speculative execution | 4 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "execution" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "execution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 17
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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