sustenance
Definitions
Noun
- A source of materials to nourish the body
- The financial means whereby one lives
- The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sustenance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | somnolence | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | pseudoscience | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | submergence | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | subsidence | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sustenance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | substances | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | sustained | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | sustain | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | subsistence | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | countenance | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | stance | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | utterance | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | penance | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | tenancy | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | stances | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | sundance | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | seance | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | countenances | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | countenanced | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | susanne | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | stenner | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | stencel | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | stearne | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | eustace | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sustenance" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sustenance to | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sustenance" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give sustenance | 1 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sustenance" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sustenance".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
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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