impulses
Definitions
Noun
- An instinctive motive
- A sudden desire
- The electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- The act of applying force suddenly
- An impelling force or strength
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "impulses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | differences | 4 | 79 |
| 2 | indexes | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | williams's | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | gearboxes | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | gingrich's | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | gingriches | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | index's | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | issuances | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | minibuses | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | nicholas's | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | syntex's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | wristwatches | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "impulses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | simple | 2 | 160 |
| 2 | impulse | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | implies | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | simplest | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | pulse | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | imposes | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | glimpses | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | mules | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | pushes | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | impulsive | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | pimples | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | muses | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | campuses | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | pulses | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | impales | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dimples | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | implores | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | implodes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | impulsively | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | pusses | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
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.
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