restrains
Definitions
Verb
- Keep under control; keep in check
- Place limits on (extent or access)
- To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- Hold back
- To compel or deter by or as if by threats
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strain | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | trains | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | restrained | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | restaurants | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | restraint | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | retain | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | restoration | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | restrain | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | stains | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | retains | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | strains | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | restraints | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | restraining | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | registrations | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | resins | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | registrants | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | retrain | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | restorations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | restaino | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | refrains | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 61
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:
Colorado youth mental health facility restrains kids excessively, disability rights group finds
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Plumber's citizen's arrest of alleged car thief goes viral after handbrake blunder
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Jul 15, 2026 ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

