Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call a lid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: cal-l a lid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

Inflected Forms

calls a lid (present, singular) calling a lid (participle, present) called a lid (participle, past) called a lid (past)

Questions

What does call a lid mean?: To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

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