fissure
Definitions
Noun
- A long narrow depression in a surface
- A long narrow opening
- (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Verb
- Break into fissures or fine cracks
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fissure".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fissure".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fissure".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sure | 1 | 263 |
| 2 | figure | 2 | 209 |
| 3 | fire | 2 | 187 |
| 4 | issue | 2 | 152 |
| 5 | issues | 2 | 66 |
| 6 | issued | 2 | 50 |
| 7 | tissue | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | assure | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | insure | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | tissues | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | leisure | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | reissue | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | fissured | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | fissures | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | issuer | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fissel | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fishburne | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | fiss | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | issues' | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | issuers | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fissure" in a sentence.
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|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fissure" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "fissure" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "fissure".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 2
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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