rays
Definitions
Noun
- A column of light (as from a beacon)
- A branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- Cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Verb
- Emit as rays
- Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- Expose to radiation
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rays".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "rays".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raise | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | phrase | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | praise | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | trays | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | craze | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | graze | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | grey's | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | braise | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | brase | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | crase | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | cray's | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | crays | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | frase | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | fraze | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | frey's | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | gray's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | grays | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | prays | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | preys | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rase | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | ray's | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | raze | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | re's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | rea's | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | res | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rays".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "rays" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "rays" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gamma rays | 2 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "rays" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "rays".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | runs | 1 | 55 |
| 2 | russ | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | rows | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | ribs | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | ross | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | rags | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | reds | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | rigs | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | rods | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | rugs | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | rats | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | rots | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | rees | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | roos | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | ruts | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | reps | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | rims | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | robs | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | rais | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rams | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | rans | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | raps | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | reas | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | reds' | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | regs | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | reis | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | rens | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | ress | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | revs | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | rhys | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | rhys-jones | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | rids | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | ries | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | rios | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | rips | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | riss | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | roes | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | rohs | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | roms | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | rops | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | ross' | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | ross's | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | roys | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | rubs | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | ruis | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | rums | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 18
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 46
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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