Beans and peanuts are pulses; many wildflowers, forbs.
Source: tatoeba (2065136)
Pulses
Synonyms for "pulses" (170 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (34)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (51)
Related words (85)
palpitatingpalpitationpantparasiteparasitic plantpeaperthophytephytoplanktonpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplanktonic algaeplant familiespoundpoundingpuffballpulsatingpulsingrat-a-tatrataplan
Show 59 more words
reappearrecurred algaereoccurrepeatresonatereturnreverberatingreverberationrevolutionrevolverhythmrockweedroll aroundrotaterotationroundrustsaprophytesargassosargassumsea lentilsea mosssea wrackseaweedseriesslatsmutspellspluttersputterstaccatostrokesucculentsystoletempothesisthrobthrobbingthrummingthumpingtickticktocktoadstooltrigger pulseturnundulateupbeatvetchvibratevibratingvibrationvinewavewaverwheelwheel aroundwortwrack
Noun(3 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Neutron stars spin rapidly giving off radio waves. If the radio waves appear to be emitted in pulses (due to the star's spin), these neutron stars are called pulsars.
Source: tatoeba (3957826)
2016 is the International Year of Pulses.
Source: tatoeba (4921562)
2016 was declared the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations General Assembly.
Source: tatoeba (4921564)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.