skirmishes
Definitions
Noun
- A minor short-term fight
Verb
- Engage in a skirmish
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "skirmishes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suitcases | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | surprises | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | surpluses | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | censuses | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | silences | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | satirizes | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | stoppages | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | summarizes | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | cevaxs | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | cypress's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | cyrix's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sanchez's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | sanders's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sandoz's | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | saunders's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | simmons's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | spinks's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | suffuses | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | summonses | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | sunrise's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | suppresses | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | surcharges | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | surtaxes | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "skirmishes".
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| 1 | skies | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | skirmish | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | diminishes | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | surmises | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | skirmishing | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | surmised | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | surmise | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | kirmse | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | irises | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | skimpiest | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | irishness | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | skittishness | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | swishes | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | smoshes | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | smashes | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | krisher | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | smithers | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | skittish | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | skimpier | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | skimmers | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "skirmishes".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
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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