lighter
Definitions
Noun
- A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Adjective
- Of comparatively little physical weight or density
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- Not great in degree or quantity or number
- Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- Characterized by or emitting light
- Of little intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
Verb
- Transport in a flatbottom boat
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "lighter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lighter | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | lighters | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | kicklighter | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | lamplighter | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | lamplighter's | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | lamplighters | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lighter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | later | 2 | 397 |
| 2 | letter | 2 | 145 |
| 3 | latter | 2 | 114 |
| 4 | slaughter | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | glitter | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | slater | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | litter | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | clatter | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | flutter | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | liter | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | platter | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | flatter | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | floater | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | blatter | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | blotter | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | claytor | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | clutter | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | elater | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | eletr | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | elster | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | flater | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | lauter | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | lawter | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | leiter | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | lewter | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | loiter | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | looter | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | lotter | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | luter | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | lutter | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | lyter | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | plater | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | plotter | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | schlater | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | schlatter | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | schleeter | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | schlitter | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | schlotter | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | schlueter | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | schluter | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | slatter | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | slayter | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | sleator | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | sleeter | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | sliter | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | sluiter | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | sluyter | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | slyter | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | ulster | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lighter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | light | 1 | 333 |
| 2 | lighted | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | fighter | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | liter | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | lightest | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | lighters | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | tighter | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | light-year | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | nighters | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | lightner | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | flightier | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | righter | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | nighter | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lightle | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lighten | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | lichter | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lighthizer | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | slighted | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | mightier | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | lightsey | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "lighter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lighter and | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "lighter" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "lighter" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calling | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lighter".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 12
Fragments: 6
Sound Alikes: 49
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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