Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brush something under the carpet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
brush -some-thing un-der the -car-pet
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
16
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What does brush something under the carpet mean?
Synonym of sweep something under the rug.

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