scan
Definitions
Noun
- The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- An image produced by scanning
Verb
- Examine minutely or intensely
- Examine hastily
- Make a wide, sweeping search of
- Conform to a metrical pattern
- Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- Read metrically
- Obtain data from magnetic tapes
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "scan".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scanned | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | scandal | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | scandals | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | scan | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | scant | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | scanning | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | scanty | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | scandalized | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | franciscans | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | scandinavian | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | scans | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | toscanini | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | tuscany | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | etruscan | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | franciscan | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | scandinavia | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | scandinavians | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | scanners | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | toscanini's | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | adenoscan | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | brascan | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | dynascan | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | escanaba | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | escandon | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | etruscans | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | heartscan | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | infoscan | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | scandal's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | scandalize | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | scandalous | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | scandia | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | scandinavia's | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | scania | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | scanlan | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | scanland | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | scanlin | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | scanlon | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | scanlon's | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | scannell | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | scanner | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | scantily | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | scantiness | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | scantlin | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | showscan | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | soundscan | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | texscan | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | toscano | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | transcanada | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | transcanada's | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | tuscan | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "scan".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "scan".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "scan" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "scan" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ct scan | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "scan" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "scan".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 50
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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Jul 17, 2026 Johns Hopkins Medicine
Asking Eric: I forgot to scan an item in my cart. Does that make me a shoplifter?
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Jul 21, 2026 Syracuse.com
Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life— The New York Times
Jul 11, 2026 Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Jul 11, 2026 Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

