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Term: sweep

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

sweep

Definitions

Noun

  1. A wide scope
  2. Someone who cleans soot from chimneys
  3. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
  4. A long oar used in an open boat
  5. (american football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
  6. A movement in an arc

Verb

  1. Sweep across or over
  2. Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
  3. Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
  4. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
  5. To cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
  6. Clean by sweeping
  7. Win an overwhelming victory in or on
  8. Cover the entire range of
  9. Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "sweep".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sweep 1 15
2 sweeping 2 13
3 sweepstakes 2 2
4 minesweeper 3 0
5 minesweepers 3 0
6 sweeper 2 0
7 sweepers 2 0
8 sweeps 1 0
9 sweepstake 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "sweep".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sleep 1 65
2 asleep 2 30
3 steep 1 13

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 see 1 772
2 sweet 1 69
3 sleep 1 65
4 swept 1 34
5 sheep 1 23
6 weep 1 14
7 steep 1 13
8 sweeping 2 13
9 wee 1 4
10 seep 1 2
11 sweeps 1 0
12 sweeper 2 0
13 weepy 2 0
14 weeps 1 0
15 swete 1 0
16 sween 1 0
17 swede 1 0
18 seeps 1 0
19 sweepers 2 0
20 sep 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sweep an 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 moons 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 swamp 1 5
2 swoop 1 2
3 swapp 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 15

Fragments: 9

Sound Alikes: 3

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 1

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 3

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

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