vesuvius
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Noun
- A volcano in southwestern italy on the mediterranean coast; a plinian eruption in 79 ad buried pompeii and killed pliny the elder; last erupted in 1944
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "vesuvius".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | vociferous | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | vicarious | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | overgenerous | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | valueless | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | vexatious | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | vividness | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | vassilios | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | vincennes | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | viviparous | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "vesuvius".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | previous | 3 | 86 |
| 2 | versus | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | versions | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | residues | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | spurious | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | sensuous | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | jesuits | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | envious | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | devious | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | studious | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | versluis | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | nevius | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | vitruvius | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | vess | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | suvs | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | silvius | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | celsius | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | vandersluis | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | vestiges | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | vesicles | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "vesuvius".
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 9
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Day in History: Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1631
Dec 16, 2019 National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (.gov)
Dec 16, 2019 National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (.gov)
Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia
Jun 26, 2018 Smithsonian Magazine
Jun 26, 2018 Smithsonian Magazine
After Mount Vesuvius Erupted, Pompeii's Poorest Survivors Lived Amid the Rubble of the Ancient City for Hundreds of Years
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