shylock
Definitions
Noun
- Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
- A merciless usurer in a play by shakespeare
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shylock".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shock | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | lock | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | shocked | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | sherlock | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | shocks | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | sock | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | shocker | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | shryock | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | schlock | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | ashlock | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | shedlock | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shrock | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | schock | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | hydock | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | schallock | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hock | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | subhlok | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | shockey | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | sedlock | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sealock | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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