lurches
Definitions
Noun
- An unsteady uneven gait
- A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- The act of moving forward suddenly
Verb
- Walk as if unable to control one's movements
- Move abruptly
- Move slowly and unsteadily
- Loiter about, with no apparent aim
- Defeat by a lurch
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lurches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | loses | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | flashes | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | closes | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | leases | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | pledges | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | clashes | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | lashes | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | pleases | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | eyelashes | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | leaches | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | leashes | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ledges | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | slashes | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | slouches | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | alaniz | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | alleges | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | blazes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | blesses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | class's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ellis's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | flash's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | fleeces | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | fleiss's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | flushes | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | glass's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | glitches | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | glosses | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | klages | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | kluge's | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | leach's | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | lease's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | leeches | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | lodge's | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | loges | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | looses | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | luce's | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | place's | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | plus's | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | pluses | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lurches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | churches | 2 | 96 |
| 2 | purchases | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | arches | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | lurched | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | lurch | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | launches | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | clutches | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | riches | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | luncheons | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | slouches | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | lunches | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | furches | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | lures | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | lucchesi | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | lucchese | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | luce's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lerche | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | larche | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | launchers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | laroche's | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "lurches" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Words that are statistically associated with "lurches" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lurches".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 39
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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