higher
Definitions
Adjective
- Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
- Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "higher".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "higher".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | high | 1 | 497 |
| 2 | lighter | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | hither | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | tighter | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | hinger | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | hilger | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | iger | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | hightower | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | highflier | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | hier | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | whither | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shigeru | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | righter | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | nighter | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | meigher | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hipsher | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hilgert | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hilgers | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | higuera | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | highley | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "higher" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | higher than | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | higher dimensions | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | higher education | 4 | 5 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "higher" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "higher" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | men | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | contains | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | also | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | lie | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | elevating | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | extended | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | surface | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | spaces | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | allowing | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | curve | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | harder | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | taxed | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | idaho | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | much | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | american | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | blacks | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | hypotheses | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | vital | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | steel | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | times | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | far | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | rates | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | lower | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | achieving | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | quality | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | children | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | properties | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | maintained | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "higher".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 9
Statistically Associated: 28
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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