hones
Definitions
Noun
- A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
Verb
- Sharpen with a hone
- Make perfect or complete
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hones".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | honest | 2 | 47 |
| 2 | honestly | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | honesty | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | phones | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | telephones | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | microphones | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | dishonest | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | dishonesty | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | earphones | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | allophones | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | anglophones | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | businessphones | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | cellphones | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | dishonestly | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | headphones | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | homophones | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hones | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | honestok | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | iphones | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | megaphones | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | saxophones | 3 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "hones".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hones".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hones" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Words that are statistically associated with "hones" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hones".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 21
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 18
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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