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Term: slug

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "slug": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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slug

Definitions

Noun

  1. A projectile that is fired from a gun
  2. A unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
  3. A counterfeit coin
  4. An idle slothful person
  5. An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
  6. A strip of type metal used for spacing
  7. Any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
  8. (boxing) a blow with the fist

Verb

  1. Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
  2. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "slug".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 slug 1 10
2 slugged 1 4
3 slugger 2 4
4 slugs 1 4
5 slugging 2 3
6 sluggers 2 2
7 sluggish 2 2
8 sluggishly 3 2
9 sluga 2 0
10 slugfest 2 0
11 sluggishness 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "slug".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 smug 1 7
2 snug 1 2

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "slug".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 plug 1 23
2 sung 1 18
3 lung 1 16
4 slum 1 8
5 smug 1 7
6 slugs 1 4
7 sludge 1 4
8 slung 1 2
9 lug 1 2
10 snug 1 2
11 slough 1 1
12 sluga 2 0
13 sludgy 2 0
14 slaugh 1 0
15 sugg 1 0
16 slut 1 0
17 slur 1 0
18 slog 1 0
19 slag 1 0
20 lugs 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "slug" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "slug" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "slug" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sid 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "slug".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 slag 1 0
2 slog 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 10

Fragments: 11

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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