preoccupied
Definitions
Verb
- Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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| 1 | polysaccharide | 5 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | occupied | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | preoccupation | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | precipitated | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | procured | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | occupies | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | recruited | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | unoccupied | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | preconceived | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | preoccupies | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | recouped | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | preoccupations | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | regrouped | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | precluded | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | precipice | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | preoccupy | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | reoccupy | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | occupier | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | refocused | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | porcupine | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | occupiers | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Sljuka: Sorensen’s influence is not great, EU and US preoccupied with much more important issues than Kosovo
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