leeches
Definitions
Noun
- Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Verb
- Draw blood
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "leeches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | loses | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | flashes | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | closes | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | leases | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | pledges | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | clashes | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | lashes | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | pleases | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | eyelashes | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | leaches | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | leashes | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ledges | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | slashes | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | slouches | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | alaniz | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | alleges | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | blazes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | blesses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | class's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ellis's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | flash's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | fleeces | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | fleiss's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | flushes | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | glass's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | glitches | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | glosses | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | klages | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | kluge's | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | leach's | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | lease's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | lodge's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | loges | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | looses | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | luce's | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | lurches | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | place's | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | plus's | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | pluses | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "leeches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speeches | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | echoes | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | bleachers | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | leaches | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | clenches | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | lecher | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | screeches | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | lees | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | fleeces | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | leech | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | leece | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | lechters | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | reeche | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | levees | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lerche | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | leetch | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | fleece | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | etches | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | lecherous | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | lech | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "leeches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "leeches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "leeches" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | detach | 2 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 39
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 4
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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A Houston hospital uses leeches to save everything from severed fingers to skin grafts. Here's why.
Nov 2, 2024 Houston Chronicle
Nov 2, 2024 Houston Chronicle