kuru
Definitions
Noun
- A progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "kuru".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kuruman | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | kurumizowa | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | kurumizowa's | 5 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "kuru".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "kuru".
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Words that often follow the term "kuru" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "kuru" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "kuru".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | karl | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | kern | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | kerr | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | kira | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | kirk | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | kurd | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | kurt | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | kara | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | karg | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | kari | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | karl's | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | karn | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | karp | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | karr | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | kary | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | kera | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | kerb | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | kerl | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | kern's | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | kiri | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | kirk's | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | kirn | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | kirt | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | kora | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | korb | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | korf | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | korn | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | kort | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | kory | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | kurk | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | kury | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | kurz | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | kyra | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 33
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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