tackles
Definitions
Noun
- The person who plays that position on a football team
- Gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
- Gear used in fishing
- (american football) a position on the line of scrimmage
- (american football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
Verb
- Accept as a challenge
- Put a harness
- Seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tackles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tables | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | trials | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | titles | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | totals | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | steeples | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | stables | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | tunnels | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | staples | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | table's | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | turtles | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | stickels | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stickles | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | stifles | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | stinel's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | stoffels | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | stossel's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | tamils | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | teeples | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tibbals | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tickles | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | toenails | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | topples | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | total's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | trial's | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | tunnel's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | turtle's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | tussles | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tackles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | takes | 1 | 86 |
| 2 | tales | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | tracks | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | tackle | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | traces | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | shackles | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | hackles | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | crackles | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | ackles | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | tickles | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | tackled | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | tacks | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | tacke | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | trickles | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | trackers | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tactless | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | stickles | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | grackles | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | backless | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tickle | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often precede the term "tackles" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "tackles" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tackles".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tickles | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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