messes
Definitions
Noun
- A state of confusion and disorderliness
- Informal terms for a difficult situation
- Soft semiliquid food
- A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
- A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Verb
- Eat in a mess hall
- Make a mess of or create disorder in
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "messes".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "messes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mrs. | 2 | 534 |
| 2 | emerges | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | misses | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | merges | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | mises | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | mrs | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | amasses | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | amazes | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | ambriz | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | amos's | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | mages | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | match's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | matthes | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | mazes | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | meese's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | meshes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | midge's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | missis | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | missus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | mize's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | moises | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | moniz | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | smashes | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | smooches | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "messes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mess | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | masses | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | messages | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | vessels | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | misses | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | esse | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | messrs | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | messed | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | messieurs | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | impresses | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | esses | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | ramesses | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | mosses | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | miesse | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | messer | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | messel | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | meshes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mees | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | wessels | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tresses | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "messes" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "messes" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "messes" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 24
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 7
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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