expand
Definitions
Verb
- Extend in one or more directions
- Become larger in size or volume or quantity
- Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
- Grow vigorously
- Exaggerate or make bigger
- Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- Expand the influence of
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "expand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expanding | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | expanded | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | expand | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | expandable | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | expands | 2 | 3 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "expand".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "expand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explained | 2 | 80 |
| 2 | explain | 2 | 64 |
| 3 | expanding | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | examined | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | expanded | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | explains | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | expended | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | expandable | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | expanse | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | texan | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | expands | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | expend | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | expound | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pandy | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pando | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | panda | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | eland | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | expunged | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | expounds | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | expanses | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "expand" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "expand" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to expand | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "expand" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | well | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "expand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expend | 2 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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