retrenched
Definitions
Verb
- Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- Make a reduction, as in one's workforce
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | returned | 2 | 115 |
| 2 | wretched | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | entrenched | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | wrenched | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | trench | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | etched | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | trenchard | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | trenches | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | retraced | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | drenched | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | retrenching | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | retrench | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | retrenchment | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | referenced | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | entrenches | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | retrenchments | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | trencher | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | entrench | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | preferenced | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | reeche | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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