explosion
Definitions
Noun
- A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- The act of exploding or bursting
- A sudden great increase
- The noise caused by an explosion
- The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
- A sudden outburst
- A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "explosion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explosion | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | explosions | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "explosion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expression | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | description | 3 | 54 |
| 3 | republican | 4 | 54 |
| 4 | expansion | 3 | 47 |
| 5 | distinction | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | destruction | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | extension | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | exemption | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | exclusion | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | negotiation | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | dissociation | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | expulsion | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | vindication | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | delineation | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | distraction | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | deceleration | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | deliberation | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | elaboration | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | evaporation | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | degeneration | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | dislocation | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | enumeration | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | excretion | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | dimunition | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | dysfunction | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | edmonston | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | emanuelson | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | extrusion | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | miscreation | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | recuperation | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | remediation | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | zimbabwean | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "explosion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | expansion | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | exploration | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | explosive | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | exploit | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | exploding | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | exclusion | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | exposition | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | exploring | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | exploitation | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | expulsion | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | exposing | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | expositions | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | explorations | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | explosions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | expulsions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | explosivos | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | exposito | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | exploravision | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | implosion | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "explosion" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explosion of | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "explosion" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the explosion | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "explosion" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | underwater | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | shock | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "explosion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
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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