poke
Definitions
Noun
- Tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
Verb
- Poke or thrust abruptly
- Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
- Stir by poking
- Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- Make a hole by poking
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "poke".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spoke | 1 | 87 |
| 2 | spoken | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | spokesman | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | spokesmen | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | outspoken | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | poker | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | poked | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | pokes | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | unspoken | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | spokes | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | poke | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | misspoke | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | misspoken | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | outspokenness | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | pokeweed | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pokey | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | slowpoke | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | softspoken | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | spokenly | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | spokespeople | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | spokesperson | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | spokespersons | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | spokeswoman | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | spokeswomen | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "poke".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "poke" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "poke" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 24
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 7
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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