languishes
Definitions
Verb
- Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- Become feeble
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "languishes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | albatrosses | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | flashdances | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | landmasses | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | pluralizes | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | slaughterhouses | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "languishes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | languages | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | linguists | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | anguish | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | leagues | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | anguished | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | lashes | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | varnishes | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | languished | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | vanishes | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | languishing | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | guises | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | nourishes | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | slashes | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | longish | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | leashes | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | languish | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lavishes | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | gushes | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | relinquishes | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | plagues | 1 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "languishes".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
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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