settlement
Definitions
Noun
- A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- A community of people smaller than a town
- A conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
- The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
- Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- An area where a group of families live together
- Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "settlement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | settlement | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | settlements | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | resettlement | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | settlement's | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "settlement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sentiment | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | supplement | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | standpoint | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | somnolent | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | astringent | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | sacrament | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | storefront | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | surfactant | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | celebrant | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | circumvent | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | escarpment | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | skinflint | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | stringent | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | sturdevant | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sturdivant | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | sturtevant | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | stuyvesant | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | succulent | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | supergiant | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | supplicant | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | suppressant | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | suprenant | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | surprenant | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "settlement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | statement | 2 | 141 |
| 2 | elements | 3 | 107 |
| 3 | statements | 2 | 68 |
| 4 | element | 3 | 52 |
| 5 | settle | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | sentiment | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | statesmen | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | settlements | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | restatement | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | betterment | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | resettlement | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | battlements | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | settlement's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | entitlement | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | entitlements | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | settlemyre | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | settlemire | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | battlement | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | statement's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | stemen | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "settlement" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "settlement" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "settlement" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "settlement".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | settlement's | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 23
Spelled Like: 20
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.
This Word in the News:
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