tightenings
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Noun
- The act of making something tighter
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frightening | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | lightning | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | straightening | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | enlightening | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | tighten | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | heightening | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | tightest | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | frighteningly | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | lightnings | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | lightening | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | tightens | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | brightening | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sightings | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fightings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | weightings | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | toughening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | lighting's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fighting's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | signings | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
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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