waits
Definitions
Noun
- Time during which some action is awaited
- The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
Verb
- Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- Wait before acting
- Look forward to the probable occurrence of
- Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "waits".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what's | 1 | 53 |
| 2 | whites | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | weights | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | wits | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | quotes | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | suites | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | white's | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | awaits | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | sweets | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | quits | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | sweats | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | swetz | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | waite's | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | waites | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | watt's | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | watts | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | watz | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | weitz | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | werts | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | wertz | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | wetz | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | whats | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | wirtz | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | wit's | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | witts | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | witz | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | worts | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | wurtz | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "waits".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "waits" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "waits" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "waits" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 10
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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