shambles
Definitions
Noun
- A condition of great disorder
- A building where animals are butchered
- Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
Verb
- Walk by dragging one's feet
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shambles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shingles | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | chontales | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | schoenhals | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | schreifels | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | shankles | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | sharples | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | sheathbills | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | sheftel's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shambles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | samples | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | shame | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | stables | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | shames | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | sables | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | gambles | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | shamble | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | shambley | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | shales | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | ambles | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | shameless | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | scrambles | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | chambless | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | schabes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | humbles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hamlets | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hambley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hamblet | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hamblen | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | shale | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shambles" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shambles" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "shambles" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shambles".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
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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