catapults
Definitions
Noun
- A plaything consisting of a y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- A device that launches aircraft from a warship
- An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Verb
- Shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- Hurl as if with a sling
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | faults | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | vaults | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | cults | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | capitals | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | assaults | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | catalyst | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | capsules | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | catapulted | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | catalysts | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | catalogs | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | capitalists | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | taunts | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | catapulting | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | catapult | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | caput | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | catcalls | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | catalans | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | taltos | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | stults | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | octuplets | 3 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | the catapults | 1 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 59
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Is China’s truck-mounted catapult system enabling merchant aircraft carriers?
Jan 1, 2026 South China Morning Post
Jan 1, 2026 South China Morning Post
Man banned from having a dog off lead for 10 years after hare-coursing incident in Fenland
Jun 3, 2026 Peterborough Telegraph
Jun 3, 2026 Peterborough Telegraph
France plans to order 3rd EMALS catapult track for future aircraft carrier
Oct 23, 2025 navalnews.com
Oct 23, 2025 navalnews.com
China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center
Nov 7, 2025 The War Zone
Nov 7, 2025 The War Zone
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Electromagnetic Catapults Could Be Great—If They Worked
Dec 2, 2025 The National Interest
Dec 2, 2025 The National Interest

