hook
Definitions
Noun
- A catch for locking a door
- A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- Anything that serves as an enticement
- A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Verb
- Fasten with a hook
- Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- Take by theft
- Make off with belongings of others
- Hit with a hook
- Catch with a hook
- To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- Secure with the foot
- Entice and trap
- Approach with an offer of sexual favors
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hook".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shook | 1 | 57 |
| 2 | hooked | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | hook | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | hooks | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | hookup | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | hooker's | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | hooking | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | hookups | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | hookworm | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | unhook | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | chook | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | hook's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | hooke | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | hooker | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hookers | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hookworms | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hooky | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | schook | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | tailhook | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tiphook | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | vanhook | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hook".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hook" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hook" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hook" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hook".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hank | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | hawk | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | hack | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | hark | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | houk | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | hulk | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | hunk | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | heck | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | hick | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | hoak | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | huck | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | haak | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | haik | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | hank's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | hauk | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | heck's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | henk | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | herk | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | hink | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | hock | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | hoek | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | honk | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | hook's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | howk | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | husk | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 20
Fragments: 21
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 25
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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