slapstick
Definitions
Noun
- A boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
- Acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "slapstick".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "slapstick".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stick | 1 | 39 |
| 2 | plastic | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | plastics | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | scholastic | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | slack | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | elastic | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | slick | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | lipstick | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | sadistic | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | slaps | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | swastika | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | solstice | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | capstick | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lipsticks | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | spastic | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | slavick | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | seasick | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | lasik | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | slotnick | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pitstick | 2 | 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
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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