preempts
Definitions
Noun
- A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Verb
- Acquire for oneself before others can do so
- Take the place of or have precedence over
- Gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- Make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "preempts".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | products | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | projects | 2 | 68 |
| 3 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | protests | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | applicants | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | pamphlets | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | portraits | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | parasites | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | pianist's | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | protects | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | pianists | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | pigments | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | predicts | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | pavements | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | appreciates | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | parachutes | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | parakeets | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | patriots | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | pinpoints | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | portents | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | purists | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | applicant's | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | applicants' | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | optimists | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pankratz | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | pantsuits | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | passports | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | patriot's | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | petticoats | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | piedmont's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | platelets | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pleasants | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | podhoretz | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | pollinates | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pomerantz | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | pongratz | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | postdates | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | powerpoints | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | prellwitz | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | printouts | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | product's | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | products' | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | project's | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | projects' | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | proudfoot's | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | provosts | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pussycats | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | pussyfoots | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | spaceports | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | spreadsheets | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "preempts".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | receipts | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | prompts | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | precept | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | tempts | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | preempt | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | preempted | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | exempts | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | preemptive | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | preemption | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | preempting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | peets | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | peeps | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | empts | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | redemptions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pre-emptive | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | sprees | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | resets | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "preempts".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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