cretaceous
Definitions
Noun
- From 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
Adjective
- Abounding in chalk
- Of or relating to or denoting the third period of the mesozoic era
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cretaceous".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | campanis | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | chrysalis | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | clematis | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | clitoris | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | cloudiness | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | corvallis | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | creepiness | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | kansallis | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | kariotis | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | kendavis | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cretaceous".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reaches | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | creates | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | raucous | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | treacherous | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | courteous | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | courageous | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | extraneous | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | crustaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | ceraceous | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | predaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sebaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | cutaneous | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | crecelius | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | cancerous | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | precancerous | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | recoups | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | creches | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | herbaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | corestates | 2 | 0 |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "cretaceous" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "cretaceous" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "cretaceous".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | criticisms | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | criticizes | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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New Early Cretaceous Seeds from Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China, with Chlamydospermous Organization
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