sconces
Definitions
Noun
- A shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- A small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- A candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
- A decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sconces".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sausages | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | splashes | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | surmises | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | science's | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | screeches | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | sponges | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | stances | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | supposes | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | synapses | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | cetus's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | circus's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ostriches | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sarage's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sciences' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sellars's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | service's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | services' | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | smilgis | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | soros's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | speakes's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | spinfizz | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | splices | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | squeezes | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | starches | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | stearns's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | strauss's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | suffices | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | summers's | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | surpasses | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | sybase's | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sconces".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concerns | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | sciences | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | concepts | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | concerts | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | stones | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | cones | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | conceals | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | concedes | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | scones | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | sconce | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | scronce | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | sones | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | scone | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | sconc | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | scotches | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | sconyers | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | sconiers | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | schronce | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | ensconce | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | vasconcelos | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sconces" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sconces" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sconces" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sconces".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 30
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.
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