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Term: purl

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

purl

Definitions

Noun

  1. Gold or silver wire thread
  2. A basic knitting stitch

Verb

  1. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
  2. Make a murmuring sound
  3. Knit with a purl stitch
  4. Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
  5. Embroider with gold or silver thread

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "purl".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 purloined 2 1
2 purloin 2 0
3 spurlin 2 0
4 spurling 2 0
5 spurlock 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "purl".

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Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 pure 1 56
2 pull 1 51
3 purely 2 30
4 purple 2 13
5 spur 1 13
6 pour 1 9
7 pulp 1 5
8 pur 1 0
9 purtle 2 0
10 pursel 2 0
11 purile 2 0
12 plural 2 0
13 wurl 1 0
14 ural 2 0
15 purt 1 0
16 purr 1 0
17 purk 1 0
18 puri 2 0
19 pura 2 0
20 puls 1 0
21 puhl 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "purl" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "purl" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "purl" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 perl 1 0

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Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 5

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 21

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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