Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the shape or sound of a cannon

Example Sentences

"Two young crew members, a man and woman, climb over the towers in the balconies as though they were monkey bars, stringing cable and then attaching small cannonlike lights that they aim at particular spots on the stage."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cannon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cannonlike From cannon + -like.

Inflected Forms

more cannonlike (comparative) most cannonlike (superlative)

Questions

What does cannonlike mean?: Resembling the shape or sound of a cannon
Where does cannonlike come from?: Etymology tree English cannon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cannonlike From cannon + -like.

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