torches
Definitions
Noun
- A light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
Verb
- Burn maliciously, as by arson
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "torches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | torches | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | blowtorches | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "torches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | outrages | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | trusses | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | stances | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | atlas's | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | atlases | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | outguesses | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | outhouses | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | outpaces | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | starches | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | stearns's | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | strauss's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | tax's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | taxes' | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | tengiz | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | times's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | toenjes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | trashes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tresses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | trudges | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | twitches | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "torches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stores | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | touches | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | traces | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | tories | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | porches | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | torch | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | riches | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | trenches | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | itches | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | torched | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | tranches | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | starches | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | porsches | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | borchers | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | blowtorches | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | troche | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | triche | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | touche | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | torres | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | storch | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "torches" in a sentence.
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|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "torches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "torches" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "torches".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 20
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.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 17, 2026 The Daily Beast
Mar 17, 2026 The Daily Beast
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Mar 17, 2026 HuffPost
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