referees
Definitions
Noun
- (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
- An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
Verb
- Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
- Evaluate professionally a colleague's work
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| 1 | reference | 3 | 67 |
| 2 | refer | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | refers | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | references | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | preference | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | preferences | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | prefers | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | frees | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | referee | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | refresh | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | referee's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | refreshes | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | reveres | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | refenes | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | reefers | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | defrees | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | reserveese | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | refineries | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | referenced | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | preferreds | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 7
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies aged 38, weeks after being dropped from World Cup
Jul 13, 2026 The New York Times
Jul 13, 2026 The New York Times
Referee with controversial history on Argentina-Switzerland 2026 World Cup match
Jul 10, 2026 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Jul 10, 2026 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
England vs. Argentina referee: Who are match officials and VAR for World Cup semifinal?
Jul 15, 2026 sportingnews.com
Jul 15, 2026 sportingnews.com