windlass
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Noun
- Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
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Words that sound like the term "windlass".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "windlass".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | witness | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | winds | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | windowless | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | mindless | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | windels | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | windsors | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | winans's | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | swindles | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | dwindles | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | winola | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | windle | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | windes | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | wind's | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | winans | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | inlaws | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | windsor's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | windmills | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | windfalls | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | swindlers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | grindlays | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
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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