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Term: purges

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "purges": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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purges

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  2. An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  3. An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

Verb

  1. Oust politically
  2. Clear of a charge
  3. Make pure or free from sin or guilt
  4. Rid of impurities
  5. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  6. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  7. Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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Words that contain the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 purges 2 3

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 paces 2 7
2 pitches 2 6
3 opposes 3 2
4 purses 2 1
5 pace's 2 0
6 page's 2 0
7 pattiz 2 0
8 perches 2 0
9 perses 2 0
10 piech's 2 0
11 pies's 2 0
12 pooches 2 0
13 pusses 2 0
14 spouse's 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 pure 1 56
2 urge 1 21
3 urges 2 8
4 purest 2 3
5 upsurge 2 3
6 purge 1 2
7 purged 1 2
8 pursues 2 2
9 purses 2 1
10 splurge 1 1
11 splurges 2 0
12 surges 2 0
13 spurge 1 0
14 purves 1 0
15 porges 2 0
16 burges 1 0
17 pres 1 0
18 urgen's 2 0
19 sturges 2 0
20 purveys 2 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 porges 2 0

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Term

Definitions: 10

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 14

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

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