sharpening
Definitions
Verb
- Make sharp or sharper
- Make crisp or more crisp and precise
- Become sharp or sharper
- Put (an image) into focus
- Make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- Raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- Give a point to
- Make (one's senses) more acute
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sharpening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shortening | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | chaperoning | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | shriveling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sharpening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spending | 2 | 41 |
| 2 | sharpe | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | happening | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | sharing | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | shaping | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | shearing | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | happenings | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | heartening | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | harping | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | shortening | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | ripening | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | sharpen | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | disheartening | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | harmening | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | hardening | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | cheapening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | sharpens | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | sharking | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | chaperoning | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sharpening" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sharpening" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sharpening" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sharpening".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
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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