lax
Definitions
Adjective
- Pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
- Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "lax".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relax | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | relaxed | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | galaxies | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | relaxation | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | relaxing | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | flax | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | flaxseed | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | galaxy | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | lax | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | relaxes | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | laxative | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | anaphylaxis | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | claxon | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | claxton | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | flaxman | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | galax | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | galaxy's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | glaxo | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | glaxo's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | laxalt | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | laxatives | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | laxey | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | laxity | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | laxson | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | laxton | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | marimbalax | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | parallax | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | plax | 1 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lax".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | looks | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | blocks | 1 | 37 |
| 3 | alex | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | flux | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | likes | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | clocks | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | lakes | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | clerks | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | locks | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | slacks | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | black's | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | lacks | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | clerk's | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | flakes | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | plaques | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | blacks | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | flax | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | klux | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | leaks | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | alix | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | clicks | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | clucks | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | flex | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | lex | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | luke's | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | blokes | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | cliques | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | flicks | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | flocks | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | lucks | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | lurks | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | alexs | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | alikes | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | blacks' | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | blake's | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | blakes | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | blech's | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | bloc's | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | bloch's | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | block's | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | blocs | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | clerks' | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | clock's | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | ehrlich's | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | flecks | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | flukes | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | gluck's | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | klerk's | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | lac's | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | lake's | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | lakes' | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | laux | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | leeks | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | licks | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | loucks | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | louks | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | lox | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | lukes | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | luks | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | lux | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | lykes | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | plack's | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | plax | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | plex | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | pluck's | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | plucks | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | slicks | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lax".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "lax" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "lax" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "lax" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 28
Sound Alikes: 67
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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