Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bootstep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boot-step
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A footstep taken while wearing boots.

Example Sentences

"It feels like every plodding jungle bootstep of Che and his band of rebels is shown, but we never really get to know the man whose face launched a million T-shirts."

Etymology

From boot + step.

Inflected Forms

bootsteps (plural)

Questions

What does bootstep mean?: A footstep taken while wearing boots.
Where does bootstep come from?: From boot + step.

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