polishing
Definitions
Noun
- The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
Verb
- Make (a surface) shine
- Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "polishing".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "polishing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promising | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | polish | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | publishing | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | policing | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | posing | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | splashing | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | poisoning | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | poling | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | relishing | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | punishing | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | perishing | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | lavishing | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | abolishing | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | phishing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | publishings | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | demolishing | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | apologising | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | spotlighting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | replenishing | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | publishing's | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 63
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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