opossum
Definitions
Noun
- Small furry australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
- Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern north america to northern south america
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "opossum".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "opossum".
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | posts | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | opium | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | posse | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | proposes | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | potassium | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | possum | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | colosseum | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | opposes | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | composes | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | colossus | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | poses | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | outposts | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | possums | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | postum | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fossum | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | poss | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | pross | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | ploss | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | opcom | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | vanrossum | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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