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Term: masking

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "masking": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. masking

masking

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
  2. The blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
  3. Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen

Verb

  1. Hide under a false appearance
  2. Put a mask on or cover with a mask
  3. Make unrecognizable
  4. Cover with a sauce
  5. Shield from light
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "masking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 masking 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "masking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 morning 2 211
2 measuring 3 30
3 melting 2 22
4 marching 2 15
5 molding 2 15
6 amusing 3 14
7 marking 2 11
8 mounting 2 11
9 employing 3 10
10 mixing 2 10
11 mourning 2 8
12 muttering 3 8
13 implying 3 7
14 imposing 3 7
15 murmuring 3 4
16 marrying 3 3
17 mending 2 3
18 murdering 3 3
19 metering 3 2
20 ambling 3 1
21 amending 3 1
22 amounting 3 1
23 empowering 4 1
24 emptying 3 1
25 impaling 3 1
26 mincing 2 1
27 motoring 3 1
28 moulding 2 1
29 muffling 2 1
30 mulching 2 1
31 munching 2 1
32 musing 2 1
33 smothering 3 1
34 smuggling 2 1
35 ambushing 3 0
36 embalming 3 0
37 impairing 3 0
38 impeaching 3 0
39 impeding 3 0
40 majoring 3 0
41 malting 2 0
42 mannering 3 0
43 marauding 3 0
44 marling 2 0
45 marting 2 0
46 maulding 2 0
47 mechling 2 0
48 melching 2 0
49 melding 2 0
50 mellowing 3 0
51 mensing 2 0
52 milking 2 0
53 minding 2 0
54 minoring 3 0
55 minting 2 0
56 mirroring 3 0
57 mitering 3 0
58 moellering 3 0
59 moening 3 0
60 mollering 3 0
61 molting 2 0
62 morphing 2 0
63 mothering 3 0
64 muddying 3 0
65 muting 2 0
66 smarting 2 0
67 smattering 3 0
68 smelting 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "masking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 making 2 255
2 taking 2 175
3 asking 2 67
4 marking 2 11
5 waking 2 11
6 skiing 2 7
7 makings 2 4
8 basking 2 2
9 markings 2 2
10 massing 2 1
11 smashing 2 1
12 remaking 3 1
13 amassing 3 1
14 tasking 2 0
15 masin 2 0
16 makin 2 0
17 askin 2 0
18 smacking 2 0
19 raskin 2 0
20 raking 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "masking" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "masking" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "masking" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "masking".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 68

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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