threatens
Definitions
Verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
- To be a menacing indication of something:
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Words that sound like the term "threatens".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "threatens".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treatment | 2 | 127 |
| 2 | treated | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | threat | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | threatened | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | threatening | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | threats | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | treats | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | threaten | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | treatments | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | theaters | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | throats | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | treaties | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | threes | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | theatres | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | treaters | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | theatre's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | theater's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | wheaten | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tremens | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | treater | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
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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