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Term: used

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

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  2. used

used

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Employed in accomplishing something; - h.h.arnold & i.c.eaker

Verb

  1. Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  2. Take or consume (regularly or habitually)
  3. Use up, consume fully
  4. Seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
  5. Avail oneself to
  6. Habitually do something (use only in the past tense)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "used".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 used 1 611
2 caused 1 90
3 refused 2 60
4 confused 2 44
5 paused 1 28
6 accused 2 25
7 aroused 2 20
8 focused 2 12
9 housed 1 12
10 amused 2 9
11 abused 2 5
12 suffused 2 5
13 mused 1 4
14 excused 2 3
15 fused 1 3
16 unused 2 3
17 calloused 2 2
18 diffused 2 2
19 espoused 2 2
20 roused 1 2
21 deloused 2 1
22 doused 1 1
23 loused 1 1
24 bemused 2 0
25 bused 1 0
26 defused 2 0
27 disabused 3 0
28 enthused 2 0
29 groused 1 0
30 infused 2 0
31 misused 2 0
32 overused 3 0
33 perused 2 0
34 recused 2 0
35 refocused 3 0
36 reused 2 0
37 rused 1 0
38 sauseda 3 0
39 transfused 2 0
40 underused 3 0
41 unfocused 3 0
42 warehoused 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "used".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 mused 1 4
2 fused 1 3

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 use 1 591
2 pushed 1 53
3 paused 1 28
4 rushed 1 27
5 housed 1 12
6 mused 1 4
7 fused 1 3
8 unused 2 3
9 pursed 1 3
10 roused 1 2
11 hushed 1 2
12 rusted 2 1
13 ousted 2 1
14 loused 1 1
15 rused 1 0
16 bused 1 0
17 reused 2 0
18 nursed 1 0
19 lusted 2 0
20 husted 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 used to 1 75
2 used in 1 58
3 used for 1 30
4 used as 1 22
5 used by 1 19
6 used the 1 12
7 used a 1 8
8 used on 1 4
9 used with 1 3
10 used at 1 3
11 used extensively 4 2
12 used since 1 2
13 used mainly 2 2
14 used it 1 2
15 used throughout 2 2
16 used this 1 2
17 used until 2 2
18 used not 1 2
19 used an 1 2
20 used and 1 2
21 used during 2 2
22 used anno 2 2
23 used them 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 be used 1 32
2 is used 1 25
3 been used 1 18
4 were used 1 16
5 also used 2 15
6 was used 1 15
7 are used 1 13
8 commonly used 3 10
9 often used 2 8
10 widely used 2 8
11 have used 1 7
12 sometimes used 2 7
13 still used 1 6
14 not used 1 6
15 and used 1 6
16 he used 1 5
17 then used 1 4
18 which used 1 3
19 first used 1 3
20 generally used 4 3
21 it used 1 3
22 only used 2 3
23 term used 1 2
24 ones used 1 2
25 methods used 2 2
26 that used 1 2
27 cameras used 3 2
28 techniques used 2 2
29 now used 1 2
30 materials used 4 2
31 had used 1 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 often 2 2
2 also 2 2
3 term 1 2
4 ones 1 2
5 methods 2 2
6 may 1 2
7 research 2 2
8 persuade 2 2
9 still 1 2
10 actively 3 2
11 union 2 2
12 sides 1 2
13 propaganda 4 2
14 aircraft 2 2
15 initially 4 2
16 even 2 2
17 thus 1 2
18 sometimes 2 2
19 surface 2 2
20 commonly 3 2
21 widely 2 2
22 coding 2 2
23 similar 3 2
24 course 1 2
25 fact 1 2
26 possibly 3 2
27 originally 5 2
28 could 1 2
29 debated 3 2
30 tongue 1 2
31 would 1 2
32 mostly 2 2
33 object 2 2
34 one 1 2
35 general 3 2
36 tools 1 2
37 source 1 2
38 algorithm 4 2
39 slogans 2 2
40 church 1 2
41 map 1 2
42 rings 1 2
43 expression 3 2
44 pcs 2 2
45 cameras 3 2
46 owners 2 2
47 intelligence 4 2
48 systems 2 2
49 stone 1 2
50 forest 2 2
51 first 1 2
52 ideas 3 2
53 version 2 2
54 techniques 2 2
55 song 1 2
56 singers 2 2
57 previously 4 2
58 explicit 3 2
59 generally 4 2
60 music 2 2
61 formula 3 2
62 guns 1 2
63 bags 1 2
64 gun 1 2
65 mounts 1 2
66 class 1 2
67 personnel 3 2
68 pioneer 3 2
69 battleships 3 2
70 second 2 2
71 decoy 2 2
72 salt 1 2
73 material 4 2
74 chloride 2 2
75 output 2 2
76 chemicals 3 2
77 family 3 2
78 bonaparte 3 2
79 almonds 2 2
80 wallpaper 3 2
81 never 2 2
82 people 2 2
83 materials 4 2
84 tokens 2 2
85 media 3 2
86 writing 2 2
87 passengers 3 2
88 marx 1 2
89 memory 3 2
90 flags 1 2
91 computers 3 2
92 whether 2 2
93 technology 4 2
94 lines 1 2
95 suspension 3 2
96 department 3 2
97 plastics 2 2
98 ingredients 4 2
99 evaporation 5 2
100 agents 2 2
101 traditionally 5 2
102 form 1 2
103 button 2 2
104 kickers 2 2
105 cards 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 42

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 23

Words that Precede: 31

Statistically Associated: 105

Consonant Matches: 0

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

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