potboilers
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Noun
- A literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "potboilers".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | partners | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | polymers | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | purchasers | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | planters | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | plasters | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | plunkers | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | printer's | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | proctors | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | prospers | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | purchaser's | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | splinters | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | appetizers | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | packagers | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | partner's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | partners' | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | picketers | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | pillager's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pillagers | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pipetters | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | plunger's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pollsters | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | polluters | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | printers | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | proctor's | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | punctures | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | purchasers' | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | spellmeyer's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | sprinters | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "potboilers".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | potters | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | toilets | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | potboiler | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | boiler | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | boilers | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | oilers | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | pothole | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | spoilers | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | potholes | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | broilers | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | potier | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | pooler | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | postholes | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | portables | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | photocopiers | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | spoiler | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | potpies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | potiker | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pothier | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | potable | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "potboilers" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "potboilers".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 28
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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